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21. Duterte's new warning to mining companie: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of minerals beneath its soil. Yet, the 41 large-scale industrial mines in operation in 2016 contributed less than 1% of the country's gross domestic product, with negligible job benefits after the construction ...; Created on 08 May 2018
22. Anti mining organizations ask for the approval of the General Water Law: (Sample Data-Articles); ... through Archbishop Monseñor José Luis Alas, have joined in rejecting of the alleged privatization bill. It is estimated that 8% of the world's water is destined for domestic use, 10% for industry and ...; Created on 21 July 2017
23. PRESS RELEASE: To the national and international public opinion: (Media Releases); ... and private users, with equal terms for all users and charging equal fees or fees for the use of water to all users regardless of whether for domestic or commercial consumption. For these reasons, as ...; Created on 21 July 2017
24. Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... of Mexico and Central America, which has enriched foreign corporations and domestic elites for hundreds of years. The gold veins run through the north of El Salvador, right through the Lempa River watershed, ...; Created on 26 June 2017
25. El Salvador – When The Seeds Of Resistance Bloom: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... manipulation of the legal system, the tribunal would later uphold jurisdiction under El Salvador’s domestic investment law and allow the case to proceed. (The following year El Salvador amended this law, ...; Created on 23 June 2017
26. Community of San Sebastian still endures Commerce Group’s legacy of contamination.: (Commerce Group); ... proximity, grow crops on the river shores and use the water for domestic purposes during the rainy season. Accompanied by the Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and SalvAide, the ...; Created on 13 February 2017
27. Transnational mining company loses the battle, but the war continues.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... currently accounts for less than one percent of the Salvadoran gross domestic product, which is composed mainly by agricultural activity, maquilas (production for exports on behalf of third parties with ...; Created on 05 January 2017
28. ICSID decision buoys El Salvador in mining dispute: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... that it lost US$314 million in potential profits because the project was halted, a figure that is more than 1% of El Salvador’s Gross Domestic Product. In its complaint, Pac Rim Cayman said it had made ...; Created on 10 November 2016
29. PRESS RELEASE: Coalition of Groups States “There are No Winners”: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of what is wrong with investor-state-dispute-settlement clauses, whether they are inserted in domestic laws or bilateral or multilateral investment agreements. El Salvador’s experience confirms the threats ...; Created on 14 October 2016
30. Myths and Omissions: Unpacking Obama Administration Defenses of Investor-State Corporate Privileges: (General mining reports ); Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Investor-state dispute settlement system empowers foreign corporations to bypass domestic courts, challenge government’s public interest policies before extrajudicial ...; Created on 30 April 2016
31. CAFTA-DR Mostly constitutional: Constitutional chamber Rules in El Salvador: (FTAs & ISDS); ... in domestic law. Judicial independence The plaintiffs argued that the exclusive power of the judiciary to interpret the treaty was violated. The Chamber concludes that CAFTA is not binding on any ...; Created on 31 May 2015
32. Amid TPP Fight, El Salvador Mining Case Shows Danger of Corporate Tribunals: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... country in the region—for an amount equivalent to 5 percent of its gross domestic product for refusing to grant it a permit to put a gold mine into operation. "As the TTIP and TPP negotiations ...; Created on 18 May 2015
33. Save Our Water, End Investor Rights: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... exists outside of national jurisdiction. Its mandate is to examine the rights of foreign investors without taking into consideration domestic human rights, labour and environmental laws. El Salvador ...; Created on 18 May 2015
34. Salvadoran Deputy Ombudswoman for the Defense of Environment rights begins a tour in Canada on the case of OceanaGold: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... million dollars, which represents 5% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of El Salvador. OceanaGold acquired Pacific Rim in 2013, saving it from bankruptcy and assuming the Canadian company's lawsuit ...; Created on 13 May 2015
35. Stop the Suits Tour: (Stop the Suits: 2015 Canada Tour); ... to 5% of its gross domestic product for not having granted it a permit to put a gold mine into operation, despite its project not having met regulatory requirements. Originally, Pacific Rim Mining launched ...; Created on 07 May 2015
36. Social organizations demand the approval of Food Security Legislation in El Salvador: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); By Gloria Orellana, Colatino Translated from: http://nuevaweb.diariocolatino.com/organizaciones-exigen-la-aprobacion-de-ley-de-seguridad-alimentaria/ Social organizations took to the streets of San ...; Created on 20 October 2014
37. Ángel Ibarra: “We will promote environmental sustainability in the country”: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... has recognized that El Salvador experiences a loss of up to 4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) due to natural phenomena and socio-environmental vulnerability, while the World Bank states that climate ...; Created on 28 May 2014
38. The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... pass laws to protect consumers, workers, health, the environment and domestic firms with little threat of outside legal challenge from corporations. All that changed when corporations started acquiring ...; Created on 13 February 2014
39. Environmentalists step up pressure on El Salvador's 2014 presidential candidate: (Background and reports ); ... risk zones and 96% of Salvadoran gross domestic product (GDP) is produced in risk zones. With evidence at hand, environmental organizations have been busy mobilizing in the months leading up to the start ...; Created on 20 January 2014
40. STATEMENT ON THE INCURSION OF THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA: (Media Releases); ... their development model through lies, threats, and the buying out of political will. The rights of indigenous and tribal peoples are being systematically violated by neglecting to enforce domestic laws ...; Created on 18 December 2013

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