Vedanta AGM 27 July 2011

Anger erupted inside and outside Vedanta’s annual meeting on Wednesday as campaigners protested against the mining company’s environmental and human rights record.

Vedanta collapses

Leaflet distributed at Vedanta AGM, 27 July 2011 Matters of grave concern: Vedanta Collapses Taking place here today (27 July 2011) is the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of one of the world’s 20 leading mining companies, London-listed Vedanta Resources plc. This company...

'Voice of responsible shareholders' slams Vedanta

Investment research and advisory body PIRC issued a critical report on Vedanta in advance of the company’s AGM. The report is available at http://www.pirc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vedanta%202010.pdf.

Escondida workers to file lawsuits against management

The workers’ union at Chile’s Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, submitted a series of lawsuits against the company’s management early on July 27 as a conflict over alleged violations of the collective labor agreement and a fiscal year...