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Indigenous Mayan Q’eqchi’ Peoples from Guatemala have filed a claim in the Canadian courts against the Canadian mining TNC Hudbay Minerals Inc and two of its subsidiaries. They allege that members of the police and military committed acts of violence, including murder, assault and rape while under the control of Hudbay. They argue that the […]
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A local community challenging the operation of the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone relied on documents disclosed in the Panama papers to argue before the High Court of Sierra Leone that they could serve their claim on the corporate group (including the parent company Octéa Mining Limited registered in the British Virgin Islands) at […]
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The Kanyika Community in Malawi is bringing a claim for compensation against Globe Metals and Mining (Africa) Limited and the Malawi Government for damages to their land, water source and religious and cultural sites. The Community was not consulted before Globe Minerals begin exploration and extraction activities in the community’s area.
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In 2006, a former gold miner suffering from the lung disease silicosis sued AngloGold Ashanti in the South African courts for failing to provide employees with a safe and healthy work environment and failing to meet its law duty of care (this legal duty is discussed below). Under South African law, he had to take […]
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Example of a complaint to the IFCCAO regarding an industrial project in the Republic of Guinea.
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Example of a complaint to the IFCCAO regarding a mining project in Colombia.
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Use this if you want to make a complaint to an OECD National Contact Point
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Use this if you want to make a complaint to an OECD National Contact Point
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Use this if you want to make a complaint to an OECD National Contact Point
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Use this if you want to find out if a business has a ethical code of conduct that you could use to your advantage.
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