Question

1. what step will be most effective for a manufacturer that wants to not abuse human rights for extracting the minerals it uses in its smartphones? (1 point)

committing to only mining minerals in the united states
switching to using gold instead of tungsten in its products
decreasing the prices of its products
verifying that child labor was not used in mining these minerals

Explanation:

• Option 1: Mining only in the US doesn't guarantee no human rights abuse (e.g., US mining could still have issues).
• Option 2: Switching metals doesn't address human rights in mineral extraction.
• Option 3: Lowering product prices is unrelated to human rights in mining.
• Option 4: Verifying no child labor directly targets a key human rights abuse in mineral extraction, making it the most effective step.

Answer:

D. verifying that child labor was not used in mining these minerals