Eritrea has now ratified all 8 ILO fundamental Conventions BY ILO On 3 June 2019, the Government of Eritrea deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the “Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)” , marking the ILO’s first centenary .
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By TesfaNews, Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources is defending its operations in Eritrea following a controvercial report by the United Nations that accused the miner of using forced labour. An independent human rights report that was released this week, however, found no evidence of forced labour or human rights violations at Nevsun’s 60 percent owned […]
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By Creamer Media, A LAWSUIT has been filed against Vancouver-based mining company Nevsun Resources in the British Columbia Supreme Court by three refugees who claim to have once worked with a local subcontractor at the Bisha mine, in Eritrea, on the Horn of Africa. The TSX-listed company said on Friday that the lawsuit made human […]
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By CCIJ, THREE Eritrean men filed a civil lawsuit today in a Vancouver court against Nevsun Resources Limited (TSX: NSU / NYSE MKT: NSU) over the use of slave labour at Nevsun’s Bisha Mine in Eritrea. The men allege that Nevsun’s local contractor, Segen Construction Company, which is owned by the Eritrean government’s ruling party, […]
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