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Disagree - by all accounts the relationship between Tesla and Glencore is quite significant. As are the concerns about human rights in connection with the extr
by lisasays 3y ago
Disagree - by all accounts the relationship between Tesla and Glencore is quite significant. As are the concerns about human rights in connection with the extraction of so-called green metals. If anything it would seem to obfuscate the issue to not mention the connection with one of Glencore's most prominent customers -- whose brand is strongly associated with its supposedly "green" image.
Everyone knows about Tesla; far fewer people recognize the name Glencore, after all. Which is precisely how Glencore wants it.
See also: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-04/glencore-human-rights-record-worst-in-green-metals-group-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-04/glencore-...
I do agree that singling Tesla out is a bit unfair -- it would have been more helpful to mention all the other major household names that are apparently benefiting from child slave labor at scale:
Tesla was sued in December 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia along with Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc., Dell Technologies Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for "knowingly benefiting" from children mining at sites owned by Glencore and other mining companies, a claim Glencore has vehemently denied.
- constantcrying 3y ago>by all accounts the relationship between Tesla and Glencore is quite significant. Same goes for a long list of other major companies in many sectors. Glencore isn't some minor supplier here, they operate an enormous resource network, which filters into many, many things.
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- lisasays 3y agoSure there's a fat tail. But as with anything -- it would seem prudent to focus on the most prominent offenders first.