This week the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is meeting in Quebec City. There is some irony to the venue of this meeting which may not be obvious to all Metro readers. The UK-based mining giant …
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Will London 2012 glitter as the fair play Olympics?
Protesters want Rio Tinto off the Olympic podium
A protest against London 2012 sponsor Rio Tinto, which has supplied the metal to make the Olympic and Paralympic medals, welcomed the company’s shareholders yesterday in Brisbane, Australia, where the Australian annual meeting of the …
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African Minerals condemned in Sierra Leone
NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE (NaRGEJ) PLATFORM – SIERRA LEONE
AS CONFLICT BREWS IN BUMBUNA, CIVIL SOCIETY DEMANDS IMMEDIATE GOVERNMENT ACTION PRESS RELEASE Freetown, Wednesday, 9th May, 2012. We, the civil society organisations working …
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Xstrata parody leaves mining giant fuming yet again
EFFORTS by coal giant Xstrata to purge a parody mining commercial from video site YouTube have backfired, reigniting interest in the months-old clip. The commercial, created as part of a union campaign by former Chaser …
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Worker riot at African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine turns deadly
Two days of rioting over pay by workers from London-listed African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine have left one woman dead and at least six injured, witnesses and medical staff said. The company said operations had …
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UK Parliamentary motion challenges Olympic sponsors
If you live in the UK, please ask your MP to sign Early day motion 2969:
ETHICAL TRADING STANDARDS AND THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS
“That this House is concerned about press reports that UK Olympians …
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Justice for Rio Tinto workers in Canada
Workers at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Alma plant in Quebec, Canada, have been locked out by the company since the end of December as they struggle to protect secure jobs for the future.
See http://www.justiceforriotintoworkers.ca/ and …
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Mining giant Glencore accused in child labour and acid dumping row
Glencore, the commodity and mining firm worth £27bn, stands accused in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of dumping raw acid and profiting from children working 150ft underground. The revelations come as the notoriously secretive …
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Colombia: going for gold
Small-Scale Miners in Nariño Face Crackdown as Foreign Companies Set Sights on Colombia.
This article involves South African-based, London-listed AngloGold Ashanti.
Indonesian mine workers bludgeoned by state security forces
The world’s leading mineworkers federation, ICEM, has vigorously condemned recent attacks against employees of one of Indonesia’s biggest mines. A military brigade, serving the interests of London-listed Bumi Resources, has allegedly severely beaten twenty workers, …
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Protesters grab chance for a dig at mining giants
Protesters say Rio’s record makes a mockery of Lord Coe’s promise of the greenest Games ever
Two of the world’s biggest mining companies endured a barrage of protests last Thursday, as a broad coalition of …
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London 2012: Rio Tinto and the ethics of corporate sponsorship
As London 2012 draws near, and the world’s media goes into Olympics overdrive, we need to focus on some of the Games’ corporate suppliers and sponsors. Much has been said about some of the front …
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