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Juliet Samaniya, 6, works with other children at an illegal lithium mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024.

Video. Children are mining for the lithium that powers our electric vehicles

Updated: 13/12/2024 - 6:14 GMT+1

Children as young as five-years-old were found to be working in one illegal mine.

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