"Apple and Tesla are accused in a pair of lawsuits of engaging in deceptive marketing of their products, by suggesting to consumers that they're manufactured ethically and sustainably, while both companies allegedly use raw materials linked to child labor, forced labor, gang rape, torture, killings, poisoned rivers and ruined crops. At issue in the lawsuits are two minerals, cobalt used in rechargeable batteries for electric cars and electronic devices including those sold by Tesla and Apple"
"Both companies are accused of breaking a Washington, D.C. consumer-protection law by deceptively appealing to customers' desire to buy products free of connections to abuses of people and the environment, while allegedly profiting from the use of minerals linked to such abuses. Both lawsuits seek court orders prohibiting the companies from engaging in behavior that violates the consumer-protection law. Apple said the lawsuit's claims have no basis in fact."
Lawsuits accuse Apple and Tesla of deceptively marketing products as ethical and sustainable while allegedly sourcing minerals tied to extreme abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The suits focus on cobalt and coltan (refined into tantalum), minerals used in batteries and electronic components. Alleged abuses linked to mineral extraction include child labor, forced labor, sexual violence, killings, environmental poisoning and ruined crops. The complaints invoke a Washington, D.C. consumer-protection law and seek injunctions to stop the companies' challenged practices. Apple denied the claims; Tesla did not respond to requests for comment. Congo conflict has caused massive deaths and displacement.
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