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Why the DRC sued Apple over 'conflict minerals'
The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Apple of using minerals sourced from illegal mining. DRC communities affected by illicit mining explore the potential ramifications of a victory against the US tech giant.
In addition to "laundering minerals from conflict zones," one of the complaints filed by the lawyers on behalf of the DRC's Justice Ministry accuses Apple of employing "misleading business practices to assure consumers that supply chains are clean." Apple's 2023 Conflict Minerals Report states that "no reasonable basis" was found for the company's supply chains to have "directly or indirectly" financed or benefited armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. In the United States in March, on the other hand, a federal court rejected an attempt by private plaintiffs to hold Apple, Google, Tesla, Dell and Microsoft accountable for their dependence on child labor in the DRC's cobalt mines.
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