Antinuclear

PUBLIC EYE AWARD 2014   http://publiceye.ch/en/  Glencore Xstrata is the world’s largest diversified trader in commodities such as coal, oil, copper, zinc, lead, aluminium, metal alloys, grains, or oilseeds. Glencore Xstrata’s mining activities are forcing local communities and indigenous groups from their homes.

Water and land – their basic necessities for life – are polluted or destroyed; entire communities are separated and authorities corrupted. Moreover, the company has been found to be working with corrupt intermediaries and evading taxes, thereby depriving the commodity-rich countries of a much-needed source of income. Those who dare to voice criticism are prosecuted or physically threatened by security forces or armed groups…..

Causes

Glencore Xstrata is striving to secure their lucrative business at any cost and is violating the social, cultural and political rights of communities and destroying the environment along the way. The company’s greed for profit seems unstoppable even in the face of social movements, legal proceedings and fines, environmental surveys proving the toxic effects of their business, and criticism by civil society.

Around the globe, Glencore Xstrata is manipulating public opinion, claiming to be generating economic value for the local communities. In reality, however, they are submitting the regions surrounding the mines to their own conditions. The company’s aggressive tax evasion combined with corrupt practices is preventing the mining countries from benefitting from their abundance of natural resources.