European Parliament surprise vote for stronger conflict minerals regulation
In a surprise move, the European Parliament recently voted to require all EU importers of four specific minerals to be certified to ensure they do not fuel conflicts and human rights abuses. MEPs backed a law covering not just European importers that sourced minerals...
Open letter to the EU parliament on conflict minerals
Ahead of a landmark vote on a new conflict minerals law to be held in the European Parliament on 20 May 2015, 157 civil society organisations urgently call on Members of the European Parliament to vote for a law which will finally tackle the trade in conflict minerals...Tweet MEPs to say no to #ConflictMinerals!
On Wednesday (20th of May), the EU Parliament will vote on whether to force companies to look at the supply chains of the minerals used in their products, to help ensure their business is not supporting violent conflict. We need to get the message to as many Members...
Glencore? No More! London protestors call for end to Glencore’s mining abuses in the Philippines and worldwide
Glencore is one of the largest mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange but its headquarters are in Switzerland and it holds its Annual General Meetings there. London Mining Network member groups and friends worked together with colleagues in Switzerland...
Update on coal, climate change, divestment and Just Transition
Last month, London Mining Network and friends hosted two representatives of Colombian coal mine workers’ union Sintracarbon, who organise workers at the Cerrejón mine, owned by Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore. Christine Haigh of LMN member group Global...
BASF's links to Marikana killings raised at AGM
Source: Statement, Bloomberg (2015-05-01) German campaigners facilitated Bishop Jo Seoka, the Chair of South African NGO Bench Marks Foundation, to speak at the BASF annual general meeting on their links to Lonmin, and 2012’s tragic Marikana massacre. BASF...
Take action: Stop the river diversion at the Cerrejón mine in Colombia
Mine workers from the Sintracarbon union at the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia were in Britain last month for the Anglo American AGM, the Scottish Trade Union Congress meeting and meetings of IndustriALL global mine workers’ union. Sintracarbon is supporting...
Is the UK living up to its business & human rights commitments?
The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre has published, ahead of the UK General Election on 7 May, a report called An agenda for the election, and recommendations for the next government. British companies have a massive impact on human rights around the world....
Coal, climate change, disinvestment, and LMN
London Mining Network has for years been calling for a swift transition away from the mining and use of coal, because of the need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. But we have also called for this transition to be a just transition, because coal mine workers...
Moratorium on opencast coal mining in Wales?
On 22 April the Welsh Senedd recently called on the Welsh Government to: a) instigate a moratorium on opencast mining across Wales, in order to ascertain whether planning law and current guidance provides sufficient protection for communities affected by opencast...