US Court Dismisses Child Labor Lawsuit Against Apple, Tesla, Google, Other Tech Giants

US Court Dismisses Child Labor Lawsuit Against Apple, Tesla, Google, Other Tech Giants
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Aldgra Fredly
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit aiming to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged use of child labor in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The lawsuit named Apple, Microsoft, Tesla, Dell Technologies, and Google’s parent company Alphabet as defendants.