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. 

Bandi Mbubi: Demand a fair trade cell phone

Demand a fair trade cell phone

Over 5 million deaths in Congo since 1996 linked to mineral extraction; yet, technology also aids in political awareness.

Demand for fair-trade phones grows as awareness of conflict minerals like tantalum increases, pushing for ethical sourcing.

Mobile phones, while connecting us globally, indirectly fuel conflict and suffering in the Congo due to tantalum mining.