L'exploitation miniére et la responsabilité sociale
Le comité pour la justice sociale travaille en collaboration avec le Movimiento de Trabajadores Campesinos (MTC) en résistance à la mine Marlin et d'autres mines partout dans l'Amérique latine. Le comité pour la justice sociale soutient le droit des communautés indigénes à déterminer leurs voies de développement.
Photos (5 Juin 2007)
Glamis Mine in Guatemala
" Il est lamentable que les guatémaltéques doivent subir ‡ nouveau des violences de la part des forces de sécurité, qui étaient destinées à sauvegarder les intérêts de la population civile, en défendant une industrie privée... ""I wish to inform you that it is not possible to receive you on that date, because we do not receive visitors on Saturdays"
"As tensions rise and patience grows short, neither the company or government show signs of engaging those opposed to the mine, and the World Bank, having been informed of these problems since early December, has demonstrated no leadership or ability to address the situation..."
US–Canada gold mine sparks indigenous resistance; Rights defender speaks for indigenous people; The community fights back (interview with member of the Peasant Labour Movement of San Marcos) [PDF format]
Nov 2004 "The Frente por la Vida coalition asks that your government: halt further work on the Marlin mine pending the full and informed participation of local communities..."
5 Nov 2004 "The debate over mining should focus on the impacts of this activity. Rather than comparing a southern country with a northern country, the debate should address the reality of the situation in Guatemala ..."
4 Nov 2004 "I have been following the national debate in Guatemala on the impact of mining, and as several Canadian companies have been implicated in this debate, I think it would be useful to examine the Canadian mining experience..."
17 Sept. 2004 "What remains clear is that from now on we must impede, at all costs, any mining activity in our country. We must mobilize all of our forces to achieve this: from legal actions to peaceful resistance on the part of the communities. In ten years, if God still gives us life, we'll see who was right: the defenders of mining activity, convinced of its benefits, or those who oppose it, convinced by the terrible consequences that have been experienced and studied in other countries..."
June 2004 "IFC had received a letter from a local non-governmental organization (NGO) raising concerns about the project and requesting a three–month delay in consideration by IFC's Board. Staff had responded to the NGO the day before, refuting the allegations, and stating that the consultation had been carried out responsibly and properly..."
"The IFC team reviewed the tailings dam designs and found it satisfactory. Furthermore, the company has engaged an independent review, as per IFC's Safety of Dams policy, to ensure that all applicable requirements are fulfilled..."