More than 35 community groups, unions, and NGOs have written to four mining organisations.
More than 35 community groups, unions, and NGOs have written to four mining organisations – ICMM, the Mining Association of Canada, The Copper Mark, and the World Gold Council – to raise concerns about an industry-led effort to develop a new mining sector audit and certification scheme. The signatories includes T&E, the Business and Human Rights Resource Center, Cultural Survival, Earthjustice, Earthworks, First Peoples Worldwide, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, IndustriALL Global Union, IUCN Netherlands, Lead the Charge, the SIRGE Coalition, and United Steelworkers.
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