Glencore take responsibility at last

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of Glencore
You are the owners of the El Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia. This is poisoning the air and water. The people of Tabaco, an Afro-descendant community, were forced off their land because of the open-pit mine. Many people of the community have been struggling for 23 years to relocate to new places where they can build a dignified future. The Colombian Supreme Court ruled in favor of the community in 2002 as did the Constitutional Court in 2017. But up to now the responsible parties of the mine have not made sufficient compensation nor have they guaranteed the relocation of those affected, nor productive projects or cultural reparation. From the 28th October 2024, the Junta Social de Reubicación de Tabaco blocked the railway line leading to the mine for nine days. This forced Cerrejón to enter again into negotiations that should lead to a successful settlement.
The demands of the people of Tabaco to El Cerrejón, and therefore to Glencore, are truly self-evident: Please take responsibility at last!
The demands made by Junta Social Pro Reubicación in its communiqué of 28th October are:
• Immediate implementation of the 2017 Constitutional Court ruling.
• The resettlement of all displaced persons from the community of Tabaco.
• A place for a dignified and self-determined life with access to water, fertile land and
therefore economic prospects.
• Full and sustainable reparation considering community self-governance.