August 29, 2012 |
This is a system that observers say still relies primarily on industry to self-police, and lacks the transparency, standards or mechanisms needed to prevent and resolve conflicts.
Mexico
Canadian mining giants destroy nature and Indigenous communities in Mexico
Oaxaca, Mexico - For over two decades in many parts of Mexico, large corporations -- mostly foreign owned but usually with wealthy Mexican partners -- have developed huge projects in rural areas. Called mega-projects, the mines and resource extraction efforts take advantage of economic reforms and trade treaties like the North American Free Trade Agreement.
July 9, 2012 |
This election is indicative of the actions of a company that has, for two years, taken every step possible to intimidate workers and instill fear in them to not vote for a union local.
#YoSoy132: Meet the new social movement shaking up Mexico's election
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MEXICO CITY - It was May 11, less than two months before Mexico's July 1 presidential election. Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled Mexico from 1929 until 2000, was well ahead in the polls. He strolled in to have a chat with some middle class students at the private Ibero-American University in Mexico City.
Screening: 2 Revolución
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012 - 7:00pm
Location
Beit Zatoun
612 Markham Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 39' 53.2692" N, 79° 24' 44.622" W
See map: Google Maps
The standard story about NAFTA is that it took jobs from Canadian and American workers and sent them to Mexico. But free trade's impact on Mexico has proved to be even worse for Mexican workers, their families, and their communities. In the centenary of the Mexican Revolution, we traveled to Mexico to speak with community leaders, factory workers, educators, union activists, and advocates for migrant justice to explore how Mexico has been affected by neoliberal policies and economics, and to examine the grassroots social movements that seek to promote social justice across borders.
Featuring a panel discussion with the director and film participants after the screening.
Winner of the 2012 Documentary Bronze Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival.
Mexican workers, landowners file second complaint against canadian mining company Excellon Resources
May 31, 2012 |
Landowners and workers allege severe labour rights violations and failure to comply with the land use contract.
March 16, 2012 |
Two years after filing a complaint with the RCMP for corruption allegations against Calgary-based Blackfire Resources, a group of civil society organizations want to know where authorities stand.
