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Guinea’s plight lays bare the greed of foreign mining companies in the Sahel

Over a year after the coup in Guinea, the military government is unable to construct a viable agenda to exit the country’s dependence on foreign mining companies. In the meantime, the protests for a return to democracy are unlikely to be quelled

Alcoa Workers Protest-Spain Workers of Alcoa’s San Ciprian plant in Spain start indefinite strike

US-based aluminium giant Alcoa has decided to close down its San Ciprian smelter. The company’s sale negotiations with the UK-based Liberty group also failed last week

Cacaolat workers' strike Workers in chocolate milk factory in Spain suspend strike after company agrees to demands

The workers launched an indefinite strike after the company insisted on retaining an extra work shift for the 2019 calendar

Spanish workers up in arms as Alcoa plans to shut down aluminum smelting plants

The closure of the plants will lead to the loss of almost 700 jobs. The US- based Aluminium giant, Alcoa, had a notorious track record all of violating workers’ rights across the world.