Way Forward - Business
and Human Rights in China
Mayling Chan
East Asia Researcher & Coordinator
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
CRCC 中国铁建
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Beginning in 2005, a series of protest activities
against large-scale mining took place throughout
Ecuador, including in the Zamora Chinchipe and
Morona Santiago provinces. Social mobilizations
have been carried out by indigenous
communities, peasant farmer communities, and
both urban and rural populations. Public
authorities, including representatives of parish
boards, municipalities, and provinces, have also
participated.
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During and after some protest mobilizations, there
have been reports of numerous cases of
repression, judicial harassment, and criminalization
targeting both social leaders and the
general population. In 2008, the National Constituent
Assembly responded to this repression
by granting amnesties to participants in the protests,
shelving hundreds of investigations and
criminal proceedings. The move effectively
acknowledged the legitimacy of peoples’ struggles
to defend their territory and nature.
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Tongling did not respond.
China Railway Construction Corporation
responded:
“我公司参与投资的厄瓜多尔铜矿项目，目前正在进行
项目前期研究，还没有进入正式开采阶段，据我们掌握
的情况，土著人权利被侵犯是不存在的，此种指控没有
任何依据。
近年来，随着我公司海外业务规模的不断扩大，我们在
谋求企业自身发展的同时，时刻重视并积极参与当地社
会公益事业，积极履行社会责任，努力实现“企业持续
发展”和“为当地社会造福”的双赢局面。我们也致力
环保，注重节能，坚持以人为本，坚持企业与员工共同
成长、共同发展的理念。”
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The 40-page publication...documents how the Norwegian
Pension Fund-Global (Fund) has USD $4.7 billion invested in
15 oil and gas companies from eight countries operating in
Burma. The report finds these companies complicit in abuses
such as forced labor, killings, and land confiscation in Burma,
putting Norway in violation of its own Ethical Guidelines for
responsible investment. [The Resource Centre invited the 15
firms to respond – see link below for the responses. CNOOC,
Essar Oil, KOGAS, PTTEP, Total, Transocean have responded.
Chevron responded that it supports Total’s statement. GAIL
of India and JX Holdings declined to respond. Hyundai Heavy
Industries, Daewoo Intl., PTT and Posco did not respond.
PetroChina said that they do not have operations in Burma their parent company, CNPC, does; CNPC did not respond. We
are still following up with Kunlun Energy] Weekly Update of
16 Jan., 2011.
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Related topics:
Individual companies
Chevron
CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation)
Daewoo International
Essar Group
GAIL (Gas Authority of India Ltd.)
Hyundai Group
KOGAS (Korea Gas Corporation)
PetroChina
Posco
PTT
PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP, part of PTT)
Total
Transocean
Issues
Complicity
Displacement
Killings
Regions / Countries
Burma (Myanmar)
Norway
Sectors
Oil, gas & coal
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CONTEXT: some facts
The presence of the mining company Rio Blanco Copper has
been contested ever since its arrival in 2002. During two
peaceful marches in April 2004 and July 2005 two local leaders
died. Recently, in October 2009, as a consequence of the torture
of 28 farmers at the mining site during the second march, the
funds of the company were frozen. In November 2009, another
three persons died during an attack at the mining site, the
investigation is still ongoing.
It must be emphasized that during a popular referendum the 17
of September 2007, 94.8% of the inhabitants of the districts of
Pacaipampa, Ayavaca, Carmen de la Frontera declared itself to be
against the mining company. Some of the most important
reasons for refusing the company are its (il)legality, the violation
of human rights, and the socio-environmental risks.
SOURCE : www.catapa.be
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本中心藉此函欲邀请阁下对最近Michael Watts (电
影制片人)就贵公司紫金矿业集团股份有限公司 (也
包括铜陵有色金属集团控股有限公司和厦门建发集
团有限公司)被指控在秘魯Rio Blanco項目鎮壓農民
作出回应。我们希望给贵公司回应的机会.
Hong Kong Stock Exchanges and Clearing are
invited to comment on Zijin Mining.