The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using 'illegally exploited' minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said Thursday. Macs, iPhones and other Apple products are 'tainted by the blood of the Congolese people', the DRC's lawyers said.
The Tenke Fungurume mine, one of the largest sources of copper and cobalt in the world, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Emmet LIVINGSTONE / AFPof the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using"illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said Thursday.
"Based on our due diligence efforts... we found no reasonable basis for concluding that any of the smelters or refiners of 3TG determined to be in our supply chain as of December 31, 2023, directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country," it said.
The DRC is rich in tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold –- often referred to as 3T or 3TG –- that are used in producing smartphones and other electronic devices. But both their suppliers and external audits appear to rely on certification from the Tin Supply Chain Initiative ,"which has been shown to have numerous and serious shortcomings", the formal notice said.
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