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We have fair trade diamonds, fair trade
coffee, etc, but people are still being
killed, forced to labor under grossly
unsafe conditions at the behest of thugs,
and generally taken advantage of for the
metals found in cellphones. I would like to
see a cellphone company introduce
"conflict-free"
cellphones, so people can
buy them with a clear conscience.
coltan, cassiterite, heterogenite mining in Congo
http://www.alternet.org/story/41477/
Background. [jutta, Nov 16 2006]
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Thanks for the link, jutta; that gives a
good overview of the situation. It's just
amazing how the cellphone market has
exploded; I remember when they were
just an obscure idea printed in science
magazines. |
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I'm bunning this on the beautiful principle on which it was founded. |
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