BOOK: Made in China

Amelia Pang's Made in China explores the disturbing reality of forced labor camps in China through the lens of one man's heartbreaking experience. The book centers around Sun Yi, a Chinese engineer imprisoned in Masanjia labor camp for practicing Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline banned by the Chinese government. While detained, Sun secretly writes a letter detailing the inhumane conditions and torture endured by prisoners, which was discovered by an American woman, Julie Keith, who found it in a box of Halloween decorations purchased from Kmart. This discovery led to international attention on the issue of forced labor in China and sparked efforts to address human rights abuses in global supply chains.

BOOK: Cobalt Red

Take a quick inventory of the electronics around you. If you have a smartphone, computer, or a device that has a computer chip and/or a rechargeable battery then you have participated in the cobalt trade. In Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives' Siddharth Kara explores the sobering realities behind the global cobalt industry, shedding light on the exploitation, human rights abuses, and environmental impacts linked to the extraction and trade of this essential mineral.