Editing Apple Inc. (section)

=== Democratic Republic of the Congo ===
In 2019, Apple was named as a defendant in a [[forced labour]] and [[child slavery]] lawsuit by Congolese families of children injured and killed in [[Cobalt mining|cobalt mines]] owned by [[Glencore]] and [[Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt]], which supply battery materials to Apple and other companies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Annie |date=2019-12-16 |title=Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/16/apple-and-google-named-in-us-lawsuit-over-congolese-child-cobalt-mining-deaths |access-date=2024-12-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In April 2024, lawyers representing the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] notified Apple of evidence that Apple may be sourcing minerals from conflict areas of eastern Congo.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rolley |first=Sonia |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Congo lawyers say they have new evidence on Apple's minerals supply chain |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-lawyers-say-received-new-evidence-apples-minerals-supply-chain-2024-05-22/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240525181607/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-lawyers-say-received-new-evidence-apples-minerals-supply-chain-2024-05-22/ |archive-date=2024-05-25 |access-date=2024-12-17 |work=Reuters |language=en-US}}</ref> Apple policies and documentation describe mitigation efforts against [[Resource war|conflict minerals]], however the lawyers identify discrepancies in supplier reporting as well as a [[Global Witness]] report describing a lack of "meaningful mitigation" on Apple's part.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Imray |first=Gerald |date=2024-04-25 |title=Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain |url=https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphones-congo-blood-minerals-b1f20aa7bd3a3f4f8cf7fcde19c6f053 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> In December 2024, DRC filed a lawsuit against Apple's European subsidiaries.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Pilling |first1=David |last2=Hancock |first2=Alice |last3=Acton |first3=Michael |last4=Dubois |first4=Laura |date=2025-01-20 |title=Apple hit by Belgian probe over 'blood minerals' from Congo |url=https://www.ft.com/content/bf4dafef-a61f-442b-9c4d-d87abdea86e3 |access-date=2025-01-22 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AFP |date=2024-12-17 |title=DR Congo sues Apple over alleged illegal mineral exploitation |url=https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/139576-dr-congo-sues-apple-over-alleged-illegal-mineral-exploitation.html |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=JusticeInfo.net |language=en-US}}</ref>