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Congo lawyers say Apple’s supply chain statement must be verified

BY REUTERS International lawyers for the Democratic Republic of Congo welcomed Apple’s AAPL.O decision to stop sourcing minerals from there due to worsening conflict, but said they would press ahead with their cases against the company in Europe. Criminal complaints were filed against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium this week on behalf of Congo, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain. Congo is a major source of tin, tantalum and tungsten, so-called 3T minerals used in computers and mobile phones. But some artisanal mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres, rapes and other crimes, say U.N. experts and rights groups. Apple said on Tuesday that it strongly disputes the claims and has […] The post Congo lawyers say Apple’s supply chain statement must be verified first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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