Today* Amnesty International and African Resources Watch, Afriwatch, are launching a new report exposing child labour and other abuses in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. While the impact of "conflict minerals" in eastern DRC is well documented, this report is the first comprehensive mine-to-consumer product analysis of cobalt, also essential in powering new consumer technologies. The report is based on evidence collected at mines and interviews with miners and traders in DRC as well as the analysis of company materials. It traces cobalt from the artisanal mines to Chinese and South Korean manufacturers who supply lithium-ion batteries to global multinationals responsible for half the world's smartphones and the rapidly-growing electric car market. The report, coming days before the World Economic Forum, exposes the need for transparency. Without this, multinationals can profit from human rights abuses like child labour without checking where and how the raw materials in their products are mined. Lauren Armistead is Amnesty International's Business & Human Rights Campaigner and she says child labour in cobalt mining is one of the worst forms of child labour..