BHP under fire at AGM
BHP shareholders were met with protesters angered over the company's failure to clean up its mess at the Ok Tedi Mine, its intentions to mine in Indonsian protected forest and dump its waste into marine ecosystems recognised for their world heritage values, and its poor labour rights record. Inside the meeting, the chairman bulldozed through questions regarding the outcomes of BHPB's exit from the Ok Tedi project. Media release >>Another issue raised leading up to the AGM and at the companies London meeting included its possible association with the involuntary resettlement of Indigenous Bushman at its Botswana diamond concessions >>.
BHPB was also caught out for ongoing breaches of labour rights agreed to under the UN Global compact >>.
Check out media coverage of the event >>
BHP Billiton also faced concerned pressure over their conduct in Indonesia where the company plans an ocean-dumping mine where the company holds a lease over a protected forest on Gag Island. Media release >>
What's wrong at BHP's Ok Tedi mine?
You can help make BHP act responsibly in PNG
Sydney Harbour, Australia with the Ok Tedi River, Papua New Guinea superimposed. BHP's Ok Tedi mine dumps 80,000 tonnes of waste into the river each day. Click on the picture to view a larger image.
The Ok Tedi River is dying. Its fish and the forest surrounding the river
are dying. The river is bloated with milky-grey sediment and won't recover
for generations. Local people depend on the river for water, food and
transport.
BHP, the major shareholder in the Ok Tedi mine, will spend thousands on public relations activities as an Olympic sponsor. It will cost many more millions to restore the environment and create sustainable livelihoods for all the people of the Ok Tedi and Fly Rivers affected by the mine. Will BHP accept responsibility by agreeing to pay proper compensation?
In Australia a mining company would not be allowed to dump 80,000 tonnes of waste each day into a river or harbour. With your support we can make sure that Papua New Guinea is not out of sight, out of mind.
BHP, the major shareholder in the Ok Tedi mine, will spend thousands on public relations activities as an Olympic sponsor. It will cost many more millions to restore the environment and create sustainable livelihoods for all the people of the Ok Tedi and Fly Rivers affected by the mine. Will BHP accept responsibility by agreeing to pay proper compensation?
In Australia a mining company would not be allowed to dump 80,000 tonnes of waste each day into a river or harbour. With your support we can make sure that Papua New Guinea is not out of sight, out of mind.
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