发达国家消费者活在一个由小技巧支配的世界口袋里iPods和Blackberry在家里 笔记本电脑和电视机 都被视为实战必不可缺特别是鉴于手机所提供方便性, 我们中有些人可能对创新功绩感到惊奇无法看到或理解内部工作能给现代电子技术带来魔力质量,但令人不安的故事隐藏在现代技术浅层外层下方
制作电子需要挖掘原材料四种高值矿产品:金和3Ts-tungsten,锡和tant金大衣内线连接计算机设备 通斯腾用手机实现振荡函数antalum允许电池驱动电子设备从插件中卸载电荷最后,锡是电路板制造必备之地。 所有这些资源都可见于刚果民主共和国,在那里好战集团走私并课税适当命名的“冲突矿产品 ”, 并每年从1.83亿美元中抽取1.83亿美元来资助暴力操作。自1996年以来540多万人因种族战争和为刚果财富而战而死解放卢旺达民主力量从非法出售黄金和3Ts中获利,恐吓矿工为之劳作-强暴当地妇女和女童并杀害拒绝工作者工薪平均每天1至5美元,条件危险非人童工经常使用
Companies with the best track record thus far:
- Dell
- Hewlett Packard
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Motorola
- Nokia
Companies with room for improvement:
- Acer
- Apple
- IBM
- Lenovo
- LG
- Philips
- Research in Motion (Makers of the Blackberry)
- Samsung
- Sony Ericsson
Companies that have done little or nothing to go conflict-free:
- Canon
- Nintendo
- Panasonic
- SanDisk
- Sharp
- Toshiba
Congolese mining not only fuels bloodshed, but results in the displacement and killing of endangered gorilla populations.军事集团不理会国家公园受保护的地位,采金和T3摧毁自然栖息地(见Guns、Money和CellPhones: These materials must be processed in factories before they can become the component parts of our electronics, exposing workers to toxic solvents, flame retardants, and mercury.工地目前大都外包 曾发生于后院Jos Hopkins1992年研究显示,硅谷IBM女员工高误产率与计算机芯片制造中的溶剂接触相关-2.8倍于未暴露者/2.8倍(见 *** Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS) Program: Compliant Smelter List.由英特尔、HP和GEF支持的新基金旨在降低冶炼厂成本以证明它们是无冲突性:ss/www.conflictfelshelter.org/cfshome.htm'目标s/www.conflictfelsmelter.org/a+brU.S.2022世界杯四强亚盘赔率State Dept: www.state.gov
3) GoodGuide's guide to buying an ethically-produced cell phone, based on social, environmental, and health analyses: www.goodguide.com
4) Wall Street Journal article from this April on the conflict mineral disclosure legislation: wsj.com
5) Recycle it Right: the Electronic TakeBack Coalition's guide to recycling your electronics: www.electronicstakeback.com
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