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Posted On: October 31st 2026, 12:38 pm
Reposted from @null This is the human price of your iPhone.
In eastern #Congo, workers—mostly children—risk their lives mining #cobalt, a mineral used in the batteries that power our phones and other electronics.
70% of the world's global Cobalt supply comes from DR Congo.
Many miners earn just $2 a day, while multinational corporations profit from a global supply chain built on exploitation.
This is the capitalism they don’t teach you about: the hidden human cost behind Western consumption, corporate profits, and the endless release of new technology.
At least 40,000 children are reportedly working in the mines of the DRC. Their labor should never be the price of our convenience.
Companies like #Apple and #Samsung, along with governments, entrench this modern enslavement.
🇨🇩 Your iPhone has a price tag. The question is: who bears the real cost?
#Congo DRC Cobalt ChildLabor ModernSlavery Apple
In eastern #Congo, workers—mostly children—risk their lives mining #cobalt, a mineral used in the batteries that power our phones and other electronics.
70% of the world's global Cobalt supply comes from DR Congo.
Many miners earn just $2 a day, while multinational corporations profit from a global supply chain built on exploitation.
This is the capitalism they don’t teach you about: the hidden human cost behind Western consumption, corporate profits, and the endless release of new technology.
At least 40,000 children are reportedly working in the mines of the DRC. Their labor should never be the price of our convenience.
Companies like #Apple and #Samsung, along with governments, entrench this modern enslavement.
🇨🇩 Your iPhone has a price tag. The question is: who bears the real cost?
#Congo DRC Cobalt ChildLabor ModernSlavery Apple
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