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1:52:31Now PlayingSiddharth Kara is an author and expert on modernday slavery, human trafficking, and child labor. Look for his new book, "Cobalt RedHow the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives," on January 31, 2023.
Congo cobalt mining represents worst suffering in human history
All tech companies use cobalt from unethical sources
Tech companies knowingly use child labor cobalt
Tech companies use false marketing about labor practices
Tech companies ignore Congo suffering due to racial indifference
Global economy built on dehumanization of African people
All major tech and EV companies complicit in Congo exploitation
Researcher attacked by militias while documenting child labor
Mining companies employ militias to suppress truth about conditions
Mainstream media suppresses cobalt story due to advertising pressure
China controls majority of Congo cobalt production
American companies would operate more ethically than Chinese companies
American company withdrawal enabled Chinese exploitation
Modern Congo exploitation worse than historical slavery due to hypocrisy
Western hypocrisy: devices built by slaves while claiming social justice
Global supply chains systematically use forced labor and child labor
Modern corporations deliberately seek out unregulated labor markets
Cheap consumer goods depend on slavery-like labor practices
Shareholder value model drives exploitation of poor workers
Tech companies directly responsible for Congo cobalt suffering
Tech companies could solve Congo crisis for minimal cost
Apple leadership uses PR to avoid accountability for cobalt sourcing
Chinese government controls Congo cobalt mining operations
American companies knowingly ignore Chinese labor abuses for profit
Children dying in cobalt mines to supply Western devices
Western civilization tolerates violence against Congo people for profit
Western consumers manipulated into consumption driving exploitation
Tech companies suppress cobalt story through advertising control
Mainstream media fails to adequately cover Congo cobalt crisis
Future generations will condemn current era for ignoring Congo exploitation
Congo cobalt crisis parallels historical slavery abolition movement
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