• HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE BISHA MINE IN ERITREA

    of the bisha mine in eritrea commissioned by nevsun resources ltd eritrean national mining corporation (enamco) prepared by lkl international consulting inc. 05 august 2015 2015 audit. section four emerging human rights issues 33 emerging issue #1 34 exploration emerging issue #2 36

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  • Mining Company on Trial for Human Rights Abuses ...

     · (Geneva: 26 June 2018) Nevsun Mining Resources Ltd, based in Canada is cur rently facing a lawsuit initiated by more than 80 Eritrean plaintiffs, who contend they were victims of forced labour, human rights abuses and crimes against humanity at the company's Bisha Mine in Eritrea.

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  • Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya | ESCRNet

     · Nevsun was sued in a class action made up of more than 1,000 individuals who claimed they were forced to work at the Bisha Mining Share Company's mine between 2008 and 2012. Through their military conscriptions, the Eritrean workers said they were forced, by severe punishment against themselves or their families for disobedience, into harsh and dangerous labor conditions in the Bisha .

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  • Nevsun Resources Ltd.

    Nevsun made a discovery at Eritrea's Bisha property in January 2003, and it soon became apparent to Nevsun and the Eritrean government that the development of this property would be a boon to both parties' interests. "We got into Africa in 1993 and in 1997 received an enquiry about investing in Eritrea," Nevsun CEO Cliff Davis recalls.

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  • JPMorgan goes deeper into Eritrea's mines

     · JPMorgan though is no stranger to mining in Eritrea, it already has a financial interest in the Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources who have a 60% interest in the Bisha copper and zinc mine in Eritrea. Since gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1993 no democratic elections have taken place in Eritrea and since then it has functioned as a highly dictatorial one party state under its ...

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  • Zijin Mining to acquire Nevsun for US in friendly ...

     · Nevsun generates cash flow from its 60% owned copperzinc Bisha Mine in Eritrea. photo credit: Nevsun. News Release. Friendly AllCash Agreement for Nevsun to be Acquired by Zijin Mining for US billion. Consideration of C per share represents 57% premium to unaffected Nevsun .

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  • Canadian miner Nevsun defends operations in Eritrea as ...

     · Nevsun released an updated independent human rights report this week that found no evidence of forced labour or human rights violations at its 60percentowned Bisha mine in Eritrea, where thousands of people are fleeing on perilous treks to Europe.

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  • Help stop profits from slavery in Eritrea

    December 2018: China's Zijin Mining has taken over Nevsun Resources for billion. Chen Jinghe, Chairman of Zijin, announced plans in Eritrea to "further extend the life of the Bisha mine and explore for new deposits.". July 7, 2018: Thanks to donations from the Freedom United community, Eritrea Focus handed out hard copies of the ...

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  • Nevsun Resources Ltd v ArayaCanadian Supreme Court ...

     · Nevsun was the 60% majority owner of the Bisha Mining Share Company (the Bisha Company) in Eritrea, which operated the Bisha mine, with the other 40% owned by the Eritrean National Mining Company. The Bisha Company hired a contractor, who in turn entered into subcontracts with two companies (one controlled by the Eritrean military and the other owned by Eritrea's only political .

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  • Nevsun's bid to have human rights case moved to Eritrea ...

     · Nevsun has a 60 per cent stake in Bisha, loed 150 kilometres west of the East African country's capital city Asmara, and the Eritrean government owns the other 40 per cent. The case is one of three where Canadian courts have kept jurisdiction over allegations involving Canadian mining companies' actions abroad.

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  • Supreme Court of Canada

    Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Gize Yebeyo Araya, et al. ... copper and zinc mine in Eritrea. The appellant allegedly engaged the Eritrean military and military controlled corporations and was complicit in the use of forced labour at the mine, conscripted under Eritrea's National Service Program.

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  • China's Zijin Mining succeeds in billion takeover of ...

     · In August, Nevsun rejected a bid by the Torontobased Lundin Mining Corp. Nevsun has a coppergold project in Serbia and a 60 per cent stake in the copperzinc Bisha Mine in Eritrea. Shares in Nevsun closed at on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday.

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  • Eritrea: Nevsun accused of turning blind eye to forced labour

    Nevsun Resources operates the Bisha mine through a joint venture with Eritrea's stateowned mining firm, the Eritrea National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO). Nevsun acknowledged to Human Rights Watch that it initially failed to carry out any kind of due diligence activity around the human rights risks involved with the project. At the government's urging, it then employed a stateowned contractor ...

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  • Case Note: Case of Araya v. Nevsun Resources Ltd in the ...

    Columbia mining company that contracted with the Eritrean government to develop the Bisha gold mine. 2. The Plaintiffs allege Nevsun is directly liable for the mine's forced labor practices. Eritrea introduced compulsory military service in 1995, requiring every person under the age of 50 to serve in its National Service Program. 3

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  • Slavery charges against Canadian mining ...

     · In 2014, three Eritrean plaintiffs launched a classaction lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court against a Vancouverbased mining company, Nevsun Resources. They alleged that they had suffered human rights abuses at the Bisha mine, including slavery and torture, as well as a variety of domestic violations, including assault, battery and unlawful confinement.

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  • Zijin Mining to acquire Nevsun for US in friendly ...

     · Nevsun generates cash flow from its 60% owned copperzinc Bisha Mine in Eritrea. photo credit: Nevsun. News Release. Friendly AllCash Agreement for Nevsun to be Acquired by Zijin Mining for US billion. Consideration of C per share .

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  • Nevsun extends life of its Bisha mine in Eritrea until the ...

    Nevsun extends life of its Bisha mine in Eritrea until the end of 2022 By Cecilia Jamasmie | Mining Canada's Nevsun Resources (TSX, NYSEMKT:NSU) is extending the life of its flagship copperzinc Bisha mine in Eritrea to the end of 2022 — 18 months later than the planned end of operations announced by the company last year.

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  • Nevsun Resources: Bisha Mine Cash Flow And A Strong ...

     · Nevsun Resources (NYSEMKT: NSUOLD) is a Canadian mining company that operates the Bisha mine in Eritrea, Africa. The mine is a joint venture with .

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  • The Hidden Costs of the Bisha Mine: Human Rights Abuses in ...

     · Due to Eritrea's history of human rights infringements, Nevsun Resources has fought a heavy public relations campaign to show the mine has improved the lives of Eritreans who work there. In its 2014 Human Rights Impact Assessment, the company affirms human rights "as a priority for ongoing due diligence", recognizing the "precedent" they are taking as the area's first modern mine.

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  • Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya | ESCRNet

     · Nevsun was sued in a class action made up of more than 1,000 individuals who claimed they were forced to work at the Bisha Mining Share Company's mine between 2008 and 2012. Through their military conscriptions, the Eritrean workers said they were forced, by severe punishment against themselves or their families for disobedience, into harsh and dangerous labor conditions in the Bisha mine.

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  • Court allows Eritrean mine workers to sue Nevsun (Updated ...

    Nevsun's Bisha mine in Eritrea. | Nevsun. In a decision that is likely to have every Canadian mining and oil and gas company that operates in a developing country sitting up and taking notes, ...

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  • Eritrea: Nevsun accused of turning blind eye to forced labour

    Nevsun accused of turning blind eye to forced labour. Geoffret York. The Globe and Mail. 15 January 2013. Johannesburg For the conscripts who were ordered to work at a Canadian gold mine in Eritrea, the conditions were nearly unbearable: 12hour shifts, six days a week, with poor food and no toilets, for a salary of less than 15 a month.

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  • Canada: Landmark slavery case against mining company ...

    On October 6, Mr. Justice Patrice Abrioux of the Supreme Court of British Columbia allowed claims brought by three Eritrean plaintiffs against Vancouver based Nevsun Resources Ltd. to proceed to trial. The plaintiffs, who filed the case in November 2014, allege that Nevsun is liable for the use of forced labour at its Bisha mine in Eritrea. The lawsuit comes in the context of an increasing ...

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  • QA with Mr. Todd Romaine, Vice President Corporate Social ...

     · On mining in Eritrea ... Nevsun engaged extensively with stakeholders around the world and the most consistent message was that they wanted to see this HRIA process extended. This was meant to see if the various recommendations were in fact being implemented a year after the fact.

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