Cobalt Red: Modern Slavery, Child Labor, and Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Thursday, Mar 21, 2024, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Rubenstein Building, R-306 CLUSTER CLASSROOM79 JFK St.
Cambridge
Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt. To uncover the truth about brutal mining practices, Kara investigated militia-controlled mining areas, traced the supply chain of child-mined cobalt from toxic pit to consumer-facing tech giants, and gathered shocking testimonies of people who endure immense suffering and even die mining cobalt.
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