Name: Demand a fair trade cell phone
Uploaded: 2012-09-20T14:56:24Z
Duration: 9 min 4 s
Description: Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Drawing on his personal story, activist and refugee Bandi Mbubi gives a stirring call to action.

Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Drawing on his personal story, activist and refugee Bandi Mbubi gives a stirring call to action. 

Demand a fair trade cell phone

Mobile phones connect people around the world but their core mineral, tantalum, is often mined in the Congo under violent and exploitative conditions. Over five million people have died in Congo’s conflict, fueled in part by the demand for this essential resource. Technology that powers global communication has also deepened suffering for those living near its source. True progress means demanding that innovation no longer comes at the expense of basic human rights.