Category Archives: Mining
Unionising mineworkers in Malawi
In an exclusive interview recorded earlier this year in Karonga, northern Malawi, Amandla’s Doug Miller talks to union activists Moses Mwakisalu and Winstone Chikopa. They describe the struggle to create an effective national mineworkers’ union and the resistance to their … Continue reading
Operation Somba-Zongisa
Operation Somba-Zongisa is a consumer action aimed at increasing public awareness of the crucial link between coltan, mined in the DRC, the terrible violence there and the production of electronics. Targetting the Future Shop, St. Catherine St., Montreal, 17th. March … Continue reading
Filed under belgian congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mining
Foreign mining in Tanzania
Foreign mining in Tanzania continues to proceed against a backdrop of human rights and evironmental violations. Gwendolyn Schulman talked to Barbara Fullerton about her recent trip to Tanzania, on behalf of the United Church of Canada, to see conditions on … Continue reading
Le massacre de Kilwa en RD Congo et la minière Anvil
La cour d’appel du Quebec a récemment déclinée sa capacité de porter un jugement dans le dossier de la compagnie minière Anvil en lien avec le massacre de 2004 de Kilwa en DRC. Sophie Toupin s’entretient avec Denis Tougas d’Entraide … Continue reading
Filed under Afrique, Mining, République du Congo, RDC
Foreign Aid to Mining Firms
CIDA teams up with NGOs to do development work at mine sites MONTREAL—As excavators, heavy haulers and chemical treatment plants dig made-in-Canada mines around the world, Ottawa has taken new steps to ease growing criticism of Canada’s extractive sector. The … Continue reading
Filed under Mining, Mining watch, Third World Network
Des partenariats entre des minières et des ONG : vers une nouvelle politique d’aide étrangère canadienne
Aujourd’hui, les minières sont aux quatre coins de la planète et le gouvernement conservateur est un fervent supporteur de l’industrie. Il a déjà amené plusieurs initiatives en appui aux minières : nouveaux partenariats tripartite entre l’Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI), … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Canadian NGOs, Development, Mining
The roots of inequality: Mining profits soar, but Africans are still poor
An article by Yao Graham from the Third World Network The roots of inequality: Mining profits soar, but Africans are still poor | Embassy – Canada’s Foreign Policy Newspaper
Yao Graham from the Third World Network on mining in Africa
Based in Ghana, Yao Graham is the co-founder of the Third World Network-Africa. He was in Montreal recently to speak about mining and development in Africa as part of a Canadian awareness raising tour on mining issues organised by Canadian … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Canadian NGOs, Ghana, Mining, NGOs and mining
Bonnie Campbell on Canadian mining companies in Africa
The African continent contains a tremendous wealth of minerals, yet the profits from those resources are not flowing to the countries where they are found. In fact, much of the money is going to Canadian mining companies. Africa now accounts … Continue reading
New Canadian NGO partnerships with the mining industry, Nomadic Massive in the DRC and a look a recent news
Canadian NGOs become partners with large mining corporations Last week, the Canadian Minister for International Cooperation Bev Oda announced new partnerships between certain Canadian NGOs and mining companies. In an interview with Catherine Coumans of Mining Watch Canada Gwen Schulman … Continue reading
