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Copper supply constraints intensify following mine closure in Peru and weather disruptions in Chile
La RepúblicaLO·PE · CL·2 days ago
Researcher Siddharth Kara provides firsthand testimonies of hazardous labor conditions and exploitation within the Democratic Republic of the Congo's cobalt supply chain. The report highlights the human cost of global battery production, though it remains a qualitative account of systemic issues rather than a new policy or market-shifting event.