During one of his many visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Siddharth Kara, an author and Harvard academic who has spent 20 years researching modern slavery, met a young woman sifting dirt ...

Activists are concerned that high-profile cobalt consumer Tesla isn't doing enough to demand that its cobalt be mined ethically without the use of child or forced labor. The EV company says it is ...

In crude mines across Central and Sub-Saharan Africa, hands that should hold pencils and schoolbooks hammer rocks and search for the minerals that power electric vehicle batteries, solar cells, and ...

JOHANNESBURG — Children forced to work in appalling conditions, allegedly from as young as 4 years old, are putting the Biden administration’s green energy plans at controversial risk, particularly ...

NASARAWA, Nigeria — Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for mining in Nigeria. But it’s led to exploitation of children ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with Dua Lipa for a rare podcast interview on her show “Dua Lipa: At Your Service.” The pair covered a wide range of topics, but the one that’s drawn listeners’ attention ...

The formal education of children should be prioritized in Angola, Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the country’s Diocese of Caxito has told parents, guardians, and the government of the southern ...

RC Mine LLC, Dorchester County and various arms of our state and local governments have some serious explaining to do. How has MRC Mine been digging a sand pit strip mine just 50 feet from a ...