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Demand a fair trade cell phone

Bandi Mbubi · TED

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About

Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Drawing on his personal story, activist and refugee Bandi Mbubi gives a stirring call to action.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxExeter
Speaker
Bandi Mbubi
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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