“Mining companies use organized crime against unions”: Napoleon Gómez Urrutia
The head of Mexico’s National Mining Union said that several mines are replicating the model of Canadian Orla Mining, hiring armed groups to interfere in union votes.
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Orla Mining: Investigate & Clarify
If it is confirmed that the Canadian mining company hired criminals to persecute its workers, the sanction cannot be limited to an administrative procedure, as this would allow companies to normalize fines as just another operating cost.
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Workers Requested Support from Mexico’s Army & Navy to Face a Mining Company & Narco Alliance, Authorities Ignored Them
Workers at the Camino Rojo mine, owned by Canada’s Orla Mining, faced violence & threats from drug traffickers.
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Mining Company in Zacatecas Used Drug Traffickers Against Workers, Mineros Union
A USMCA Rapid Response panel pointed out that Canadian company Orla Mining “remained silent and showed tolerance”; & also did not act on the complaints of violations of freedom of association nor investigate them.
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Miami Weiss: The Peak of Genuflection
The most striking aspect of Trump’s lumpentreffen is that all of the leaders in attendance use tough-on-crime rhetoric while simultaneously carrying extensive criminal records.
