Homa releases report of the meeting with the UN Working Group in Mariana, MG

The Working Group of the United Nations (UN) on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises had, on a visit to Mariana, the goal of hearing the testimony of people affected by the collapse of Samarco Mining Company’s Fundão Dam. The tailings from Vale Mining Company (Vale) joint venture with the Anglo-Australian BHP Billiton (BHP Billiton) mine were released in the environment on November 5th, 2015, leading to Brazil’s greatest environmental disaster, making this a mandatory topic on the field of Human Rights and Business.

To see the full content of the report can be found here (English) and here (Portuguese).

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