About Exploitation
An exploitation film is a film that attempts to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies". They sometimes attract critical attention and cult followings.
Reports of modern slavery double in UK care sector
... The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) - whose role is to protect workers from labour Exploitation across the UK - told us it had more than 300 ongoing care sector investigations...
No care places left for most vulnerable children in England, MPs told
... It said a workforce crisis and a rise in numbers of children coming into care - with a significant increase in those facing sexual and criminal Exploitation - meant there would be a shortfall in regulated placements...
Andrew Tate threatens legal action against accuser
... Benjamin Bull - who works for the National Centre on Sexual Exploitation - says his client is a key witness in the Romanian investigation, and that the letter was designed to do " one thing and one thing only": " [It] was intended to shut down the witness; stop the witness from bringing testimony forward in any proceedings, " he said...
Channel crossings: Dozens of Albanian child migrants go missing
... Ecpat UK, which campaigns to protect children from Exploitation, said the figures were very concerning...
‘Abuse, assaults and big profits' - children's homes staff speak out
... One teenager - a victim of sexual Exploitation - was even taken from a Calcot home by a support worker and given alcohol...
Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths
... They say the companies failed to regulate their supply chains and instead profited from Exploitation...
Disability hate crime: Katie Price backed over online abuse by MPs
... you contain to disabled people the same protection under hate crime laws, such as those who suffered abuse on the basis of race or religion, and a review of the law on mate-crime - Exploitation in friendships or relationships...
... But her smile conceals a background of abuse and Exploitation - a pattern that experts warn is all too common among forgotten teenage girls...
Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths
Artisanal mining is common in DR Congo as people do it as a means to make a living
Apple , Google, Tesla and Microsoft are among firms named in a lawsuit seeking damages over deaths and injuries of child miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The case has been filed by The International Rights Advocates on behalf of 14 Congolese families.
They accuse the companies of knowing that Cobalt used in their products could be linked to Child Labour .
DR Congo produces 60% of The World 's supply of Cobalt .
The mineral is used to produce lithium-ion batteries used to power electric cars, laptops and smartphones.
However, the extraction process has been beset with concerns of illegal mining, Human Rights abuses and corruption.
The lawsuit filed in the US argues that the tech companies had "specific knowledge" that the Cobalt sourced for their products could be linked to Child Labour .
They say the companies failed to regulate their supply chains and instead profited from Exploitation .
DR Congo produces More Than 60% of The World 's CobaltOther companies listed in the lawsuit are computer manufacturer Dell and two mining companies, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and Glencore, who own the minefields where the Congolese families allege their children worked.
to the UK's Telegraph newspaper that it "does not purchase, process or trade any artisanally mined ore" adding that it also "does not tolerate any form of child, forced, or compulsory labour. "
The BBC has sought comment from Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt .
, Seen by the UK's Guardian newspaper, give several examples of child miners buried alive or suffering from injuries after tunnel collapse.
The 14 Congolese families want the companies to compensate them for forced labour, emotional distress and negligent supervision.
In a response to the Telegraph, Microsoft said it was committed to responsible sourcing of minerals and that it investigates any violations by its suppliers and takes action.
A spokesperson for Google told the BBC that The Company was "committed to sourcing all materials ethically and eliminating child mining in global supply chains".
An Apple spokesperson said The Company was "deeply committed to the responsible sourcing of materials" and "if a refiner is unable or unwilling to meet our standards, they will be removed from our supply chain. We've removed six Cobalt refiners in 2019".
The BBC has also sought comment from Tesla.
Update 18 December: This article has been amended to include the comments from Google and Apple .
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Source of news: bbc.com
