Peruvian indigenous mine protesters face violence from workers and police
Samuel Webb
1 day ago
Members of the Apurimac community have been occupying the Las Bambas mine for 47 days
(Reuters)
Tensions between a mining company and a Peruvian indigenous group occupying the site are rising as miners threaten to confront protesters.
Members of the Apurimac community took control of the Chinese-owned Las Bambas mine in the southern highlands of Peru 47 days ago and demanded compensation for the environmental and social impacts of the copper mine.
Now, miners, who are suffering financially, are threatening to confront the protesters. Las Bambas, directly and indirectly, employs more than eight thousand people.
“We don’t know how we are going to contain [the miners],” Erick Ramos, secretary of the Las Bambas Workers’ Union, told local media.
“They are willing to go and face the [protesters].
More:
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/peru-indigenous-mine-protest-violence-b2090989.html
