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What Can Be Done?

BHP is an Australian company. If the mine was in Australia, BHP would be expected to:

  • Be responsible for cleaning up all the land and river damage from Ok Tedi.
  • Stop dumping waste into the river.
  • Be responsible for the true cost of the damage it has caused for as long as the damage lasts.
  • Be responsible even after the mine closes.
  • Provide full information and consult with all affected communities.

    Australians would also expect BHP to:

  • Be responsible for helping landowners to have a way to earn money, to have clean water and to be able to grow food
  • Help people keep their culture. People depend on the mine now and their traditional skills are being lost.

    What you can do
  • Go to our Action Alert page;
  • Support our campaign to acheive environmental and social justice at Ok Tedi;
  • Inform yourself about the Ok Tedi issue in greater depth.

    Return to the Ok Tedi main page >>>



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