Emily’s Reviews > Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives > Status Update

Fucking harrowing read. I knew there was child labour in the cobalt supply chain for batteries but I had no idea of the extent of it. Thousands of children, some as young as 7 or 8. And the fact that sexual abuse of women and girls is a common occurrence in the mines. The world has simply failed the Congo in every regard.