West Papua: Churches call for revision of contract with Freeport

West Papua: Churches call for revision of contract with Freeport

Friday, June 17th, 2011

The Alliance of Churches in the Land of Papua, PGGP, has called on the government to revise the work contract concluded with the mining company, Freeport.

‘The presence of this foreign company in the district of Mimika has not resulted in any improvements in the conditions of the local people,’ said Wiem Maury, secretary of the PGGP. He said that in addition to this, the very presence of Freeport in the area has always been a very serious problem for the people.

‘The welfare of the people who are the true owners of the rich natural resource continues to be a matter of great concern. Nor is there any guarantee about security in the area either,’ he added.

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Tags: Conservation, Indigenous rights, Mining, Social justice, West Papua

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