Less jobs in the mining
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May 13, 2008 02:58PM
Less jobs in the mining
5/13/2008
Business Editors and Riobamba
With a message of openness to dialogue, started the meeting between the Minister of Mines and Petroleum, at 09:00, yesterday. The owner of Ramo, Galo Chiriboga, again requested the representatives of companies that do not dismiss their workers and pledged once again ready to take the proposed new Mining Law in late May.
The official requested a list of workers to the sector.
However, there is concern among mining at the situation of their investments and workers. Curimining fired 250 miners; miner Pacific 80; ECSA suspended at 500, among others.
Meanwhile, leaders of peasant and indigenous organizations of Zamora Chinchipe, Imbabura, Carchi and others met yesterday in Guaranda, Bolivar, and spoke against the mining rights are given without prior consultation with the communities.
Chiriboga is meeting today with miners Ponce Enriquez, south of the country, to analyze the environmental issue. The dialogue continues in Cuenca and Loja.
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Original Spanish text:
En tanto, los dirigentes de las organizaciones ind?genas y campesinas de Zamora Chinchipe, Imbabura, Carchi y otras se reunieron ayer en Guaranda, Bol?var, y se pronunciaron en contra de que los t?tulos mineros se den sin la consulta previa a las comunidades.
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