Since Anglo American listed in London and moved its headquarters from South Africa to Britain, the company’s dealings with its critics have been characterised by a level of formal courtesy that sits awkwardly with its …
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Big Questions for Anglo American
Vote Rio Tinto for Greenwash Gold 2012
Vote for Rio Tinto for Greenwash Gold 2012! Rio Tinto is providing the metal for the 2012 Olympic Medals. Visit www.greenwashgold.org. And support locked out workers at Alma, Quebec, as they call for Rio Tinto to be pushed off the podium! Click on image for more…
Anglo American urged to act over tuberculosis claims
FTSE100 company facing legal action as South African workers say inadequate safety measures in place in mining operations
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/18/anglo-american-sued-miner-tuberculosis
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Anglo must act to protect miners’ health
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/apr/18/anglo-must-protect-miners-health…
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Unions to protest at Rio Tinto AGM against its lockout of workers in Canada
All are welcome to join this protest.
Unions are protesting at the Rio Tinto shareholders’ AGM in London on Thursday 19 April against the four month-long lockout of 780 union members of the United Steelworkers …
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Tell the International Olympic Committee that unfair companies have no place in the Olympic Games.
Unionised workers at Rio Tinto Alcan’s aluminium smelter in Alma, Quebec, Canada, have been illegally locked out by the company for over three months. They are calling on the International Olympic Committee to exclude Rio …
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Gold miners call British firm to account
Anglo American is being taken to court for not protecting its workers in South Africa from dangerous dust.
More than a thousand former miners from South Africa are bringing a case against Anglo American through …
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Rio Tinto Is on the Stand Over Olympic Medals, Shareholder Meeting
When top athletes ascend the awards podium at the Summer Olympic Games in London, the medals draped around their necks will be made primarily of metals mined by the London-based multinational company Rio Tinto. The …
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Union sets April 12 date for next stoppage at BHP Australia coal mines
The coal mines, operated by the BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance JV, will be hit by a two-day work stoppage on April 12, union officials said.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=148860&sn=Detail&pid=92730.…
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Massive rally in Quebec in support of locked-out Rio Tinto workers: video
More than 8,000 people marched through the streets of Alma in Lac Saint-Jean to demand an end to the lock out and to fight for the preservation of jobs at the Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) …
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Massive demonstration in support of Rio Tinto’s locked-out workers
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Alma in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, to demand an end to the lockout and to fight for the preservation of jobs at the Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) smelter. …
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BHP Billiton declares force majeure
The world’s biggest miner, BHP Billiton, is declaring force majeure at its coal mines in Australia’s Bowen Basin due to prolonged union strikes and heavy rain, the company said on Monday, in a move that …
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Lawyer prepares silicosis class action suit against top South Africa miners
Nearly 7,000 plaintiffs from South Africa and Lesotho have so far signed up to a class action suit against four South African gold companies, claiming they were responsible for the workers having contracted deadly silicosis. …
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