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2024-03-04 12:30:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A8CA1AEBC861B511B456835FD2955DFBD67F2A98EFE52D2D2EAA9ECB626687FF
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NNN Lithium batteries need Cobalt which has child labour in The Congo and Ghana In Australia a miner is paid approx $63au per hour In Ghana a child gets approx $3au a day Which is why EV manufacturers buy from the child labour and not Australia https://financialpost.com/commodities/mining/china-lithium-ion-batteries-child-labour-us-trade-war https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/green-battery-revolution-powering-social-and-environmental-risks https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/supply-chains/lithium-ion-batteries https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/Child-labour-behind-smart-phone-and-electric-car-batteries/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/02/08/battery-push-by-tesla-and-other-ev-makers-raises-child-labor-concerns/?sh=5ef115457789
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