40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines

SLAVES: 40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines so we can drive electric cars.

As automakers gather at #CES2023 to proudly announce their newest models of EVs, I wonder how much time they will spend discussing that this is the kind of hellscape from which the cobalt in their batteries is mined?

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