Oroya

Esto es especialmente significativo cuando nos encontramos cerca de celebrar el décimo aniversario de la presencia de DOE RUN PERU en la operación del Complejo Metalúrgico de La Oroya.

Global Voices in English » Peru: Contamination in Mining Town La Oroya 2009

Diana Horqque of the blog Hacker Moi Belle Kotoshi [es] writes about a conversation with a resident of La Oroya:

Global Voices in English » Peru: Contamination in Mining Town La Oroya 2009

In one such case, a foreign investor has tried to block action by the Peruvian government over the company's alleged failure to carry out a clean-up of a heavily polluted metal smelter site in La Oroya.

Michelle Chen: Labor Day Showdown: Can Advocates Stop 'NAFTA of the Pacific'? Michelle Chen 2011

As early as 2007, the IACHR had asked the Peruvian government to take precautionary measures to protect the residents of La Oroya from contamination [es], as noted by the “Runamasinchipaq” Human Rights Association (Adehr for its initials in Spanish).

Global Voices in English » Peru: Contamination in Mining Town La Oroya 2009

In one such case, a foreign investor has tried to block action by the Peruvian government over the company's alleged failure to carry out a clean-up of a heavily polluted metal smelter site in La Oroya.

Michelle Chen: Labor Day Showdown: Can Advocates Stop 'NAFTA of the Pacific'? Michelle Chen 2011

In one such case, a foreign investor has tried to block action by the Peruvian government over the company's alleged failure to carry out a clean-up of a heavily polluted metal smelter site in La Oroya.

Michelle Chen: Labor Day Showdown: Can Advocates Stop 'NAFTA of the Pacific'? Michelle Chen 2011

In one such case, a foreign investor has tried to block action by the Peruvian government over the company's alleged failure to carry out a clean-up of a heavily polluted metal smelter site in La Oroya.

Michelle Chen: Labor Day Showdown: Can Advocates Stop 'NAFTA of the Pacific'? Michelle Chen 2011

In one such case, a foreign investor has tried to block action by the Peruvian government over the company's alleged failure to carry out a clean-up of a heavily polluted metal smelter site in La Oroya.

Michelle Chen: Labor Day Showdown: Can Advocates Stop 'NAFTA of the Pacific'? Michelle Chen 2011

In one such case, a foreign investor has tried to block action by the Peruvian government over the company's alleged failure to carry out a clean-up of a heavily polluted metal smelter site in La Oroya.

Michelle Chen: Labor Day Showdown: Can Advocates Stop 'NAFTA of the Pacific'? Michelle Chen 2011

Carlos Quiroz of Peruanista writes that the situation in La Oroya “seems to be worsening”:

Global Voices in English » Peru: Contamination in Mining Town La Oroya 2009