The Federal Government guarantees in Guinea for the expansion of a mine for a million loan with 250 million euros. 13 villages are affected by the negative effects of this mine: Hundreds of people are being resettled and are losing fertile land. Three rivers that supplied water to an adjacent village have dried up as a result of bauxite mining. Agriculture is so impossible. The compensation is too low and does not allow for own income. The German government issued its loan guarantee even though it knew early on about the human rights consequences of mining. In 2018, 92 percent of Germany's bauxite imports came from Guinea. The bauxite from Guinea ends up in Germany as aluminum in cars.
Recording of an online seminar on bauxite mining in Guinea and the Federal Government's loan guarantee - as part of the campaign #Stop Unfair Loans. With Gertrud Falk from FIAN, Johannes Knierzinger from the University of Vienna and Eva-Maria Schreiber (The Left).
PowerShift, together with FIAN, launched a campaign in October 2020: Guaranteed unfair – eviction with German support #Stop UnFaire Loans
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