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Other Sides to the Story: Threatening Lives, the Environment and People’s Future
An Alternative Annual Report on BHP Billiton with case studies from across the world Case studies questioning BHP Billiton’s record on human rights, transparency and ecological justice.
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In August 2010, BHP Billiton announced its interest in acquiring the US-Canadian fertiliser firm PotashCorp (PCS). If BHP Billiton succeeds in its possible take-over, it will be forced to either actively support or directly undermine the UN’s work to decolonise the last colony in Africa. For decades, the fertiliser producer PCS has been importing phosphates from Western Sahara, a territory largely occupied by Morocco since 1975. To this day, no state or international organisation recognises Morocco’s sovereignty over the resource-rich territory. Read the rest of this entry »
BHP Billiton operates the Mozal aluminium smelter located 17 kilometres from Maputo, in a densely populated area in the outskirts of Matola city. Officially opened on 29 September 2000, the joint venture includes BHP Billiton (47.1 per cent), Mitsubishi Corporation (25 per cent), International Finance Corporation (IFC) (24 per cent), and the Government of Mozambique (3.9 per cent). Read the rest of this entry »
BHP Billiton’s office in Johannesburg has become the site of frequent energized protests by labour, community, health and environmental rights activists. South African civil society groups have also nominated BHP Billiton as amongst the most consistent corporations committing environmental injustices in the country, particularly for a notorious record of neglecting the health and safety of workers. Read the rest of this entry »
More than 8,000 people marched to the mining site of SNPDC during an island-wide protest. photo: SAM/Sibuyan ISLE
Sibuyan, dubbed the Galapagos of Asia, is a small island in the central Philippines of just 44,500 hectares. Approximately one third of it is a protected area of environmental interest. It is a biodiversity hotspot with flora and fauna threatened by extinction. It is the location of the world’s densest forest and the Philippines’ cleanest inland body of water. Ever since mining was proposed on the island, there has been widespread opposition because of the potential ecological impacts, led by Sibuyanons Against Mining/Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for Environment Inc. (SAM/Sibuyan ISLE) and the Catholic Church. Read the rest of this entry »
