Children labor for pennies mining mica in Madagascar [Video]

Mica is found in every car, plane and cell phone. But a year-long NBC News investigation reveals the shocking human cost of mining the mineral. Senior investigative correspondent Cynthia McFadden takes TODAY to the mica mines of Madagascar.

Children labor for pennies mining mica in Madagascar

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