16 GB mp3 players and the new blood minerals
Posted in Business on April 5th, 2009 by iip – 1 Comment
Be aware, your components of portable mp3 player or cellphones could be sourced from the conflicts mineral in Congo. Must consumers aren’t realize where their components of their mp3 players from. VOA says most (electronics) components are produced from minerals mined by armed groups in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.
People must aware while buying mp3 players, cellphones or video game. The manufacture should buy minerals from conflict-free area. If you buy products that contain the minerals from conflict area such Congo, so you indirectly allows outlaws factions to continue a conflict that are brutal, violence conscription of child soldiers.
Raise Hope For Congo lists some minerals that traded by armed groups:
