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Trudeau points to 'slave labor' in China lithium production

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday linked the production of lithium in China to "slave labor" as he discussed his own country's efforts to ramp up production of the metal used in electric vehicle and other batteries.

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Times of India

Canada's Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production

Lithium Production: Canada has significant sources of lithium, Trudeau said, but China has made strategic choices over the decades that have made it by far the world's largest producer of the lithium used in cell phones and electric vehicles.

1 year ago·India

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Reuters

Trudeau points to 'slave labor' in China lithium production

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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ABC Australia

Trudeau accuses China of using slave labour to produce lithium, while promoting Canada's reserves

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau links the production of lithium in China to "slave labour" and denounces the rise of authoritarianism around the world, calling on democracies to live up to their ideals through trade and foreign policy.

1 year ago·Australia

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National Post

Canada's Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production

WASHINGTON -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday suggested that China uses slave labor in the production of lithium as he discussed Canada's efforts to ramp up production of the critical metal used in electric vehicle and other batteries.

1 year ago·Canada

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The Toronto Star

Justin Trudeau says Canadian critical minerals are more expensive than China’s because ‘we don’t use slave labour’

Speaking in New York, Trudeau said modern trade agreements don’t need to “single out or punish bad actors” like China but should enshrine environmental and labour standards that would exclude authoritarian regimes.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada

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Kronen Zeitung

Trudeau accuses China of “slave labor”

Lithium is considered “white gold.” The lightest metal on earth is indispensable for e-cars and smartphones and is therefore highly competitive. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses China of reducing the price through “slave labor.” According to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the cheaper price of lithium from China is due to forced labor. “If we're honest, lithium produced in Canada will be more expensive because we don't use …

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