The mineral cobalt is an essential component of batteries for smartphones and laptops
making billions for multinationals such as Apple and Samsung
yet many of those working to extract it are earning as little as 8p a day
in desperately dangerous conditions
for backbreaking workAt one cobalt mine, children toiled in the drenching rain carrying huge sacks of the mineral. Dorsen, eight, had no shoes and told us he hadn't made enough money to eat for the past two days - despite working for about 12 hours a day. His friend Richard, 11, talked about how his whole body ached every day from the tough physical work http://news.sky.com/story/meet-dorsen-8-who-mines-cobalt-to-make-your-smartphone-work-10784120
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