Workers digging for world’s tech in Congo’s coltan mines say they barely survive

Deep in the green hills of eastern Congo, the mining site at Rubaya hums with the sound of generators. Thousands work to extract strategic minerals essential for the production of phones, batteries, and other modern technologies. Despite the mine’s takeover by rebel forces, for the men working little has changed.

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