"A disturbing article this week in the FT reports how cassiterite sourced through the use of child and slave labour has made it into the supply chains of global electronic goods manufacturers. Cassiterite is a derivative of tin ore necessarily used in circuitry and its use has, ironically, enabled devices to become more eco friendly. But at what cost?"
http://blogs.zdnet.com/sustainability/?p=114&tag=nl.e622
Africa has wealth, not only in human resources, but in minerals; but this wealth is not used to benefit the people that live there.
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