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Webinar - Standing Up to the Escobal Mine: Celebrating Nine Years of the Xinka People’s Resistance Encampment

On June 16th, we gathered online to celebrate and show solidarity with over fifteen years of the Xinka People’s peaceful resistance to Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine, which they halted in mid-operation in 2017 when they set up a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week resistance camp that is still ongoing today. Their valiant efforts and organization strategies have successfully kept the Escobal Mine closed in their territories, as they exercise their right to self-determination and territorial autonomy.
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Submission for the Government of Canada’s consultation on due diligence and civil liability measures to eliminate forced labour in supply chains

MiningWatch Canada advocates for policies and legislation in Canada to ensure that mining companies carry out due diligence to prevent harm that may be caused or contributed to by their operations and we seek effective access to remedy in Canada through both non-judicial mechanisms and judicial means. Given our organizational mandate, the ongoing use of forced labour in the operations of Canadian mining companies, their subsidiaries or contractors, is of serious concern for MiningWatch Canada.