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Transcripts for BBCNEWS The Electric Car Revolution 20211126 03:44:00

the deal is controversial because of tesla s choice of mining partner. glencore. glencore is one of the world s largest diversified natural- resources companies. glencore says an independent verification process ensures it does not supply cobalt from artisanal mines. but in 2019, more than a0 artisanal miners died at one of its sites. they were trespassing on the mine when two tunnels collapsed. there was one part of the site the diggers could get onto illegally ? with the help of the security guards. the guards were badly paid, so the diggers negotiated with them to get onto the mine.

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my legs hurt all the time. and this man told me he was shot in the back by a soldier guarding a mine. since i was shot, i can t work. i m in too much pain. an american judge accepted that there had been horrifying injuries. but three weeks ago, he ruled that tesla and the other companies using cobalt couldn t be held responsible for the incidents. the victims are appealing. the kids that i now represent, every one of them told me that mine collapses, tunnel collapses, are common. they happen all the time. everyone knew someone who was killed or maimed in a tunnel collapse, and that each time one of these

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glencore says it has improved security since the accident, including the construction of this 43 km wall. it s part of the company s $8 billion investment in the drc. but we ve discovered artisanal miners have been climbing over the wall. in fact, one died in an accident on glencore s site ten days ago. there have been other problems with tesla s supplier. these are pictures from local tv, reporting a leak of sulphuric acid from a glencore mine. local people say it poisoned the river and surrounding farmland. we have a case at kcc which is a glencore mine. there was a lot of acid

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where it spread out of the mine and there was a lot of negative impact on communities. glencore says it contained the leak and no remedial measures were required outside the mine. but now, tesla s supplier is causing more anger in the town. it s trying to evict thousands of artisanal miners. they have been working here for more than a decade. glencore says it bought the site in 2015 and that this is an illegal and organised operation. we are a local community. the diggers are all locals ? working in a co operative.|

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