Tribal and community representatives from around the world will address Rio Tinto's annual meeting and argue that the mining group's claim that its operations are sustainable and fair is far from the truth. Meanwhile, investors going to the BP annual meeting will be greeted by campaigners dressed as pirates, symbolising the company's attempt to "rob" Iraq of its oil through pressing the Baghdad administration to sign a new oil law.
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Investors in Rio Tinto and BP face protests
(via www.guardian.co.uk)
Submitted by UntidyMind on Fri, 2008-04-18 02:35. | Tags: business | BP | rio tinto | west papua | world