☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoBig Tech firms beat lawsuit from child laborers forced to work in cobalt minesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up159
arrow-up154external-linkBig Tech firms beat lawsuit from child laborers forced to work in cobalt minesarstechnica.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 months agoOk, so Apple doesn’t owe them because they were getting cobalt from the global supply chain. But those children definitely deserve compensation, I suppose from the mine owners.
minus-squareRascabin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·9 months agoIt’s messed up how the court and companies benefiting from this basically said, " oh shucks, you guys sued the wrong people. Try again."
Ok, so Apple doesn’t owe them because they were getting cobalt from the global supply chain. But those children definitely deserve compensation, I suppose from the mine owners.
It’s messed up how the court and companies benefiting from this basically said, " oh shucks, you guys sued the wrong people. Try again."