U.S. appeals court dismissed child labor case against major tech companies, including Apple and Google
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A federal appeals court has dismissed a child labor case against major tech companies including Apple and Google. The ruling, released Tuesday, ruled in favor of the tech companies — Google parent …

The lawsuit was filed in Washington, D.C. by nongovernmental organization International Right Advocates. It alleged that two mining companies, British company Glencore and Chinese company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, supplied cobalt to the companies.

The tech giants who purchased the cobalt were “aiding and abetting the cruel and brutal use of young children” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo mines.