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December 3, 2024 Today on New Security Beat Children and Slaves are Mining our Critical Metals (and Not Just Cobalt) By Vince Beiser The shift to renewables and digital technology is reshaping our future—but it has a dark side. Across the globe, writes Vince Beiser, children and forced laborers are toiling in dangerous conditions to extract the critical minerals that power electric vehicles and smartphones, raising urgent questions about how to ethically source minerals for these supply chains.

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