Cobalt Red uncovers the harrowing exploitation in Congo's cobalt mines, where impoverished workers including children face deadly conditions to fuel global tech demands.
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Cobalt Red uncovers the harrowing exploitation in Congo's cobalt mines, where impoverished workers including children face deadly conditions to fuel global tech demands.
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The revelatory Pulitzer Prize finalist for General Nonfiction, New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Award. An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all. Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as t...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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Graphic descriptions of mining accidents, tunnel collapses, toxic exposures, injuries, and deaths.
Profanity
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No profanity depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Witchcraft / occult
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Political content
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Central focus on corporate exploitation, modern slavery, colonialism, and global supply chain injustices in Congo.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Sexual assault
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References to sexual assaults and coercion in mining environments.
Abuse & suffering
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Pervasive accounts of child labor, enslavement, systemic exploitation, and environmental devastation in cobalt mining.
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