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Company Response

11 Mar 2025

Author:
Pam Bell

Response from Glencore

In the context of the 2025 Transition Minerals Tracker, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Glencore to comment on the following allegations:

  • Unfair / below a living wage wages in Kamoto Copper Company in the DRC
  • Environmental pollution (air, water and soil) and impacts on the personal health of local residents in Volcan Zinc mine in Peru
  • Air pollution and impacts on the personal health of local residents in Kazzinc Zinc Complex in Zazakhstan

Glencore responded.

Part of the following timelines

Kazakhstan: allegations of poor air quality at Oskemen

Perú: Altos niveles de metales pesados por mineria Cerro de Pasco ponen en riesgo la salud de la población; con comentarios de la empresa

RDC: Des ONGs dénoncent les faibles salaires dans le secteur minier