I-Apple, i-Samsung, i-Sony kanye nezinye izinkampani ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe zibekwe icala yinhlangano elwela amalungelo abantu i-Amnesty ye ukungakwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi emsebenzini for khipha amaminerali asetshenziswa emikhiqizweni yabo izingane azihlanganyeli. Ngokombiko wawo, i-Amnesty ithi isithole izingane ezineminyaka eyisikhombisa zisebenza ezimweni eziyingozi eRepublic of the Congo, iningi lazo ebelisebenza izimayini ze-cobalt.
ICobalt yingxenye eyinhloko kumabhethri e-lithium. Ukuxolelwa Embikweni wakhe ufaka udaba lukaPaul, intandane eneminyaka engu-14 ubudala osechithe amahora angama-24 elandelana ezimayini zaleli mineral. Imininingwane futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi kukhona kuze kube 40.000 abafana namantombazane eningizimu yeRiphabhlikhi yaseCongo abenza lo msebenzi onzima.
La apula impendulo akwenziwe ukulinda, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abalokothi babekezelele izimo zokusebenza ezingezinhle nokuthi bayaziqhenya nge «bahole imboni ngokuvula iziqinisekiso zokuphepha ezintsha«. Ngaphezu kwalokho, baphinde bathi ukuhlolwa njalo kwenziwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi ukuqashwa kwezingane akukho lapho kuhlinzekwa khona. Uma i-Apple ibamba omunye wabaphakeli bayo isebenzisa izisebenzi zezingane, lowo mhlinzeki uphoqeleka ukuba akhokhele ukubuya okuphephile kwezingane, imfundo yazo, aqhubeke nokukhokha amaholo abo, noma abanikeze umsebenzi lapho befika eminyakeni esemthethweni.
Njengenkampani ebhentshini lokulinganisa, i-Apple ihlala isembonweni kukho konke ekwenzayo, futhi lokhu kufaka nezimo zokusebenza kumaketanga ayo okuhlinzeka. Njalo ngonyaka kushicilelwa umbiko wenqubekela phambili womthwalo womhlinzeki lapho uhlinzeka ngemininingwane nemibandela evela emafemini abahlinzeki bayo. Inkinga lapha ukuthi izinkampani ezinkulu abakwazi ukulawula yonke into ngokuphelele. Uma i-Apple iqasha inkampani ukuthi yenze umsebenzi wezimayini eRepublic of Congo futhi iqasha izingane, kunzima kakhulu ukuthi wazi ukuthi bayakwenza. Vele, lapho esetholile ukuthi kufanele athathe izinyathelo ezinqala eziyizibonelo ezinjengalezo ezichazwe ekuzivikeleni kwakhe. Ukuze kuzuze bonke futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke nalokho okukhulunywa ngakho kulesi sihloko, kwezingane.