" A new documentary film, "Blood in the Mobile," powerfully addresses both the limits of the imagination and our sense of connection to atrocities
committed on the other side of the world. Through a shaky camera in the damp and dark mines of eastern Congo, filmmaker Frank Poulsen introduces us to
some of the young men (and even children) toiling at the first stage of Congo's lucrative business in tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. But the wealth
of this industry doesn't really benefit the Congolese miners for their back-breaking, perilous and poorly paid work -- not by a long shot. "
So ladies and Gents,this Holiday season please be aware of what you are purchasing and the millions of people murdered and suffering who brought the
minerals and materials out from the mines in Africa..
Let's stop the exploitation of the innocent,we can help and make a difference.
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Militia groups and factions of the Congo's army control many mines, imposing heavy "taxes" on miners for whom there are few alternatives for
making a living. Juxtapose these gritty images of Congo with shots filmed at the headquarters of Nokia, the electronics powerhouse that sells these
minerals in its consumer products, and you have a message that is difficult to ignore: the cell phones, laptops, digital cameras and other products we
have come to rely on link all of us to the conflict in Congo.
Conflict mineral company rankings
edit on 28-11-2011 by Daedal because: revise