Cobalt Children: the child miners behind our smartphones

Cobalt Children: the child miners behind our smartphones

Which corporates will help the child cobalt miners?

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  • We’re asking the corporates to take some responsibility for the cobalt children

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A harvest festival of thanks at St Peter’s Primary School, Brotton, in aid of children in DR Congo who need our compassion and practical help

October 20, 2017 hello@cobaltchildren.org 0

The children of St Peter’s Primary School in Brotton listened intently as Father Jonathan Rhodes explained the meaning of Harvest Festival: gratitude for what we […]

Corporates may ignore the cobalt children, but school children in Brotton take it seriously

June 14, 2017 hello@cobaltchildren.org 0

So, Apple got back and told me they had “strict standards” regarding child labourers and artisanal cobalt miners  in DR Congo. When I downloaded Apple’s […]

Doing something practical. Sound bites don’t feed children. Lovely things to buy

May 12, 2017 hello@cobaltchildren.org 0

DORSEN AND RICHARD: Doing something practical pays off [Header image: Sky News] When I saw the Sky News film of Dorsen and Richard in February, […]

Day 1: Counting the days to actual responses from corporates to the #Dorsen question. Nokia gets points by interacting and liking a tweet. Also: notes on international law

April 5, 2017 hello@cobaltchildren.org 0

Gold star for Nokia. Dorsen’s day. International law No judgement here. The paper letters are in the post and will still be in postal bags […]

Letters posted to CEOs. Postage £31.90 = more than a year’s “salary” for Dorsen

April 4, 2017 hello@cobaltchildren.org 0

Today, I printed out the letter to CEOs and put them in envelopes and posted them. The total postage was £31.90. Dorsen earns as little […]

Understanding how #smartphone corporates abuse children

March 24, 2017 hello@cobaltchildren.org 0

Understanding the abusive cycle: government, corporates, kids… The DR Congo government told the people to mine for themselves after state run mines went bankrupt. The […]

The letter to corporates: Will you help us to help these children?

March 24, 2017 hello@cobaltchildren.org 0

This letter is for the attention of the CEOs of smartphone companies asking them to do something simple: to organise assistance, at no cost to […]

Recent Posts

  • A harvest festival of thanks at St Peter’s Primary School, Brotton, in aid of children in DR Congo who need our compassion and practical help October 20, 2017
  • A visit to Badger Hill Primary School in Brotton to share the story of Richard, Dorsen and the cobalt children September 30, 2017
  • A message from Richard and Dorsen, ex child cobalt miners. It’s the best message I’ve ever received. August 4, 2017
  • Corporates may ignore the cobalt children, but school children in Brotton take it seriously June 14, 2017
  • Doing something practical. Sound bites don’t feed children. Lovely things to buy May 12, 2017
  • Volkswagen – you’re a brilliant company. Why such an unhelpful, cautious, unimaginative response? Children cannot eat reports. Ja? May 11, 2017
  • Sky News went back and found Dorsen and Richard May 10, 2017
  • Letter send to Dutch entrepreneur organisation VNO-NCW, Mr Streekstra accountable for raw material industry May 9, 2017
  • Letter to Dutch branch organisation for technology industry FME May 9, 2017
  • Selling stuff on internet to raise money April 27, 2017
  • Sky News makes contact to discuss the cobalt children April 24, 2017
  • Communicating with Nokia. They’re Finnish and that should tell us something. April 21, 2017
  • Samsung: standard brush off. So disappointing. Wouldn’t it be better if they reconsidered and supported #Dorsen? April 20, 2017
  • Sky News: you describe Dorsen and Richard as “hopeless”, then seem to block all attempts to help them April 20, 2017
  • Gold star goes to Laura Okkonen at Nokia, proving that human life exists behind a corporate brand April 18, 2017

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