Joint letter: To the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
At the end of September, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd, issued a report calling on the Colombian government to implement the directives of its own Constitutional Court and to do more to protect the very vulnerable Wayúu...
Union on Strike Refusing ‘Death Shift’ at Latin America’s Largest Coal Mine
Sintracarbón mine workers’ union goes on strike at Cerrejón, Colombia The Cerrejón coal mine is jointly owned by London based companies Anglo American, Glencore and BHP.The union is resisting company attempts to reduce the workforce by 25%, impose potentially... Why are workers at Cerrejon Coal on strike?
The Cerrejon mine is the largest opencast coal mine in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. It is owned by three mining companies listed on the London Stock Exchange – Anglo American, BHP and Glencore. Workers at the mine have been on strike since...