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Cobalt Red
This episode unearths the hidden human cost behind our most essential technologies, revealing the brutal realities of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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“This episode unearths the hidden human cost behind our most essential technologies, revealing the brutal realities of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
— Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red
Ethical Sourcing, Supply Chains, Human Rights, Technology
If you've ever felt a quiet unease about the origins of your technology, or wondered about the unseen human stories behind global supply chains, this will sharpen your understanding of what's truly at stake, and this will help you see what to do next.
Siddharth Kara, a leading expert on modern slavery and human trafficking, spent years conducting dangerous fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of Congo, meticulously documenting the brutal realities of cobalt mining to expose the hidden costs of our digital age.