... governments pressured by the lobby of the mining industry seek to silence the protests and use the current crisis to promote changes in national regulations that favor mining activities, at the cost of ...
... with indigenous communities, a requirement of the International Labour Organization’s convention 169 (ILO 169).
But while Guatemala ratified the convention in 1996, industry leaders say regulations setting ...
... lawsuits from investors as well.
Poor countries in the crosshairs
The problem of corporations using ISDS to undermine legitimate public interest policies and regulations did not begin with the pandemic. ...
... activity in recent years and environmental regulations have been flexibilised to the benefit of mining companies. It’s no surprise that, in a phase of economic recovery, they will benefit from the deepening ...
... the deterioration of environmental regulations under the Government of president Nayib Bukele.
“We want to take this moment to reflect about how to keep a spirit of struggle in defense ...
... that the Government has reiterated its interest in working on water management regulations.
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We do not have a General Water Law, we do not have the recognition of the ...
... Corporations have used these rules repeatedly to demand compensation for environmental protections and other public interest laws and regulations that reduce the value of their investments.
The new ...
... Over half of these cases concern government measures regarding the implementation or modification of environmental and mining regulations. One third hinge on the issue of Indigenous rights and community ...
... affected communities before issuing licences, which resulted in violations of both municipal regulations and international standards.
The government used its legal and repressive institutions, such as ...
... for transforming the economic activities of artisanal miners (güiriceros). Finally, the organizations requested the drafting of regulations to apply the Law of Prohibition of Metallic Mining through different ...
... Law on the Prohibition of Metal Mining, approved by the Legislative Assembly in 2017. Also, environmentalists are concerned about attempts to reform the regulations to open the doors to mining companies. ...
... to mine with few regulations. Mining companies also face few checks and balances that would otherwise maintain environmental standards and human rights—and the Philippine Army, police, and militias have ...
... where OceanaGold has not adhered to its commitments under its mining permit and various Philippine laws and regulations.
ample documentation of the detrimental impacts of the OceanaGold mine on water, ...
... ERIC.
Press conference denouncing the lack of regulations to supervise the abandonment of polluted mines by unscrupulous companies. Photo: ACAFREMIN
Beyond the Central American borders, participants ...
... Human Rights Ombudsperson, and other key actors, argue that it would be illogical to put water in the hands of those who have contributed so much to the current crisis and insist that the regulation of ...
... privatization, a growing portion of Salvadoran civil society is concerned that putting water regulation under the decision-making power of private interests would be a de facto privatization. In contrast, ...
... regulation of commercial and industrial use.
The debate on these issues has not always been peaceful. In 2007, 17 leaders of the social movement, Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) ...
... to avoid paying for exploiting water resources and regulation. A report by the Secretary of Citizen Participation on the financing of political parties indicates that sugar mills, including CASSA, El ...
... good that should be publicly managed with focus on sustainability, accessible domestic use and regulation of commercial and industrial use.
The debate has not always been civil, in 2007, 17 leaders ...
... problem in the countries of Central America, whose governments fail to comply with international regulations that call for prior consultation over whether or not the population approves of these investments. ...