IT industry accused of fuelling trade in "blood tin"

James S Murray
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Campaign groups claim manufacturers are using tin and other metals mined from conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The failure of the IT and mobile phone industry to track where the metals used in its products are produced means some manufacturers are inadvertently using ores mined in conflict zones in the Democratic...

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