by Richard | Oct 17, 2020 | News
Former residents of the Tabaco community, La Guajira, Colombia, stand in the ruins of their house after their 9 August 2001 eviction to make way for expansion of the Cerrejon coal mine, now 33% owned by BHP by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network London...
by Richard | Nov 6, 2019 | News
Report by Diana Salazar and Richard Solly with assistance from Benjamin Hitchcock, Glen Mpufane, Liz Umlas, Paul Robson and Seb Ordonez. 1. As a lively demonstration against BHP continued outside the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster, the company’s AGM...
by Richard | May 2, 2018 | News
Global union IndustriALL has published a briefing on Glencore to coincide with the company’s AGM in Switzerland today, 2 May 2018. The briefing details Glencore’s environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related risks – with a focus on labour-related risks –...
by Richard | Dec 7, 2016 | News
by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network I recently watched two very moving documentaries about the last miners in Britain’s last deep coal mine, Kellingley, which closed a year ago. Their bravery, camaraderie, solidarity and dedication were...
by Richard | Oct 20, 2016 | News
Our friends at IndustriALL Global Union sent a protest letter which was read out at the demonstration outside the company’s AGM in London on 20 October 2016. As the new General Secretary of IndustriALL Global Union, which represents more than 50 million workers...
