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Rights groups investigating the cobalt mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo say workers are subjected to dire conditions, degrading treatment, violence and extremely low pay. The country supplies nearly three-quarters of the world's cobalt - a mineral used in the production of batteries to power electric vehicles. The rights group, Raid, spoke to workers at five industrial scale cobalt mines in DR Congo - including Chinese-run operations. The executive director of Raid, Anneke Van Woudenberg, said the move to clean energy must not be built on the backs of exploited Congolese workers. She's been speaking to Bola Mosuro. (Photo: Industrial mine workers waiting for the company bus. Credit: 2021 Raid)