![If the whole world wants cobalt, and all the cobalt is in Congo, why are people in the country dying of hunger? If the whole world wants cobalt, and all the cobalt is in Congo, why are people in the country dying of hunger?](https://www.pressenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bambini-coltan-nigrizia.jpeg)
If the whole world wants cobalt, and all the cobalt is in Congo, why are people in the country dying of hunger?
Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo mine for coltan and face abuse to supply smartphone industry - ABC News
Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo mine for coltan and face abuse to supply smartphone industry - ABC News
![Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in smartphones, says Amnesty | Employment | The Guardian Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in smartphones, says Amnesty | Employment | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d152fc17b56375921d39a746972aec51847bba87/0_200_3000_1799/master/3000.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=dc37af81979293dc0973fb3665e4455c)
Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in smartphones, says Amnesty | Employment | The Guardian
![A Congolese man mines for coltan, an essential mineral for many consumer electronic devices, while wearing a shirt designed with $100 bills. Coltan miners make $5 for 12 hours of work. (x-post / A Congolese man mines for coltan, an essential mineral for many consumer electronic devices, while wearing a shirt designed with $100 bills. Coltan miners make $5 for 12 hours of work. (x-post /](https://external-preview.redd.it/bJ-D78Uo1PLDdmyofb61CE9EyALleUTPmeDWinGrQKE.jpg?auto=webp&s=2fe524b9e4bb0db49cfbe5d953103549620af4ff)
A Congolese man mines for coltan, an essential mineral for many consumer electronic devices, while wearing a shirt designed with $100 bills. Coltan miners make $5 for 12 hours of work. (x-post /
![TSCi's role in the coltan supply chain. Source: Primary data collected... | Download Scientific Diagram TSCi's role in the coltan supply chain. Source: Primary data collected... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326863010/figure/fig1/AS:664434682900480@1535424981639/Figure-iTSCis-role-in-the-coltan-supply-chain-Source-Primary-data-collected-in.png)