On May 28, 2012, the USW joined with Local 309 of the National Mining Union of Mining, Metallurgic, and Similar Workers of the Mexican Republic (SNTMMSSRM by its initials in Spanish), SNTMMSSRM, the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Project (ProDESC by its initials in Spanish), the Canadian Labour Congress and MiningWatch Canada to lodge an official complaint against Canadian mining company Excellon Resources, Inc. under the OECD guidelines applicable to multi-national enterprises.
In Mexico, Excellon Resources, Inc. has dealt with its workers and local communities with little respect for their rights. Excellon has used several tactics to avoid its obligations to both the community where it works and its workers under local, national, and international law. Excellon has also failed to disclose and misrepresented key facts regarding the various disputes it has in Mexico. As a result, Excellon has failed to effectively implement multiple provisions of the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises and has put its shareholders’ investment at risk.
Read the complete official OECD Complaint here.
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