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19 Nov 2018

Peru: Govt. and PetroPeru agree to consultation process with indigenous groups negatively affected by oil projects

After protests and a continued action to ensure that their rights under ILO 169 Convention are recognized, indigenous peoples in the Amazon and the govt have established a schedule for a free, prior, and informed consent process with the Peruvian government and the State-owned company PetroPeru and Canadian oil co. Frontera Energy. This agreement commits the goverment to make prior consultation part of the process when the current contract for Block 192 comes up for renewal in September 2019.