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Article

27 Mar 2008

Author:
Oxfam Australia

Shooting of Filipino villager by security guard of Melbourne based miner, OceanaGold, highlights need for independent oversight

Oxfam Australia is calling for an independent inquiry to determine whether the opposition of residents in a remote community in the Philippines is being appropriately responded to by Melbourne based mine operator OceanaGold... The move follows reports that a security guard from the mine shot and wounded a villager... Oxfam Australia called on the Australian mining industry and parliament to establish an independent complaints mechanism to help resolve complaints from communities affected by Australian mining operations overseas and avoid situations such as those that are now occurring in Didipio.