[Lockbox]

But Lib EV buyers are ok with child labor used to mine Cobalt which is an important raw material used in manufacturing Lithium Ion batteries. To meet the ever-increasing demand for cobalt, children from low-income economies are sent into mines rather than schools to meet the demand.

[dennisw]

But Lib EV buyers are ok with child labor used to mine Cobalt which is an important raw material used in manufacturing Lithium Ion batteries. To meet the ever-increasing demand for cobalt, children from low-income economies are sent into mines rather than schools to meet the demand.

The Congo produces 60% of the world's cobalt. This must be where they are using child labor. But through out the world's poor nations, child labor is used. In fields, to grow food, and so on. A young hungry mouth has to earn his/her keep.