The plaintiffs, including former child workers, are seeking damages over their injuries and deaths of loved ones. The plaintiffs are seeking damages for forced child labor, negligent supervision and “intentional infliction” of emotional distress. The Guardian estimates that there are 255,000 miners in the DRC, 35,000 of who are children. Tesla founder Elon Musk last year indicated the company would cut its use of cobalt in its car batteries. Dell told Forbes that it has “never knowingly sourced operations that use involuntary labor, fraudulent recruiting practices or child labor.

Source: Forbes December 17, 2019 13:18 UTC