Pacific Rubiales Energy OUT!
Report Back from the People’s Tribunal in Colombia
See flyer below
When: Tuesday Aug 20th. @ 6:30 PM.
Where: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, OISE 252 Bloor St West, Toronto, room 5150.
Who: Terry-Lynn Brant, Mohawk from Six Nations, Armando Sanchez and John Barber from Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance, (CASA).
Why: Representatives from Canadian and Quebec's civil society
organizations were in Colombia in early July as part of a delegation to support and observe a popular hearing on the actions of Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales Energy in Colombia. The hearing was part of the more expansive Popular Tribunal on Extractive Policies in Colombia, organized by Colombian social organizations, including the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), the national oil workers union.
Organized by: Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance - CASA
Sponsored by: Latin American And Caribbean Solidarity Network - LACSN
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Canadian Oil Company Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has been accused of
violating Indigenous, labour and environmental rights in the Meta
Department, Colombia. Members of a Canadian delegation to Colombia will
report back on the testimonies given from Indigenous, labour and community
members and meetings with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia.
Pacific Rubiales Energy is the largest foreign oil company in Colombia. It produces 40% of the crude oil in Colombia and employs 15,000 workers. Over 90% of their employees are subcontracted and work for salaries below the oil industry minimum in Colombia. Since 2011 the company has been embroiled in a conflict with
its workers and the communities living near the oil fields. In September 2011, Pacific Rubiales and the USO signed an agreement in the presence of the Canadian embassy. The company never respected the agreement.
In December 2012, a subcontractor working for Pacific Rubiales and who had been working to organizer workers received a death threat and was later assassinated. The circumstances of his death suggest that the murder was related to his union activities. The company has also created a list of USO-affiliated workers in order to bar them from working in the region.
Where: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, OISE 252 Bloor St West, Toronto, room 5150.
Who: Terry-Lynn Brant, Mohawk from Six Nations, Armando Sanchez and John Barber from Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance, (CASA).
Why: Representatives from Canadian and Quebec's civil society
organizations were in Colombia in early July as part of a delegation to support and observe a popular hearing on the actions of Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales Energy in Colombia. The hearing was part of the more expansive Popular Tribunal on Extractive Policies in Colombia, organized by Colombian social organizations, including the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), the national oil workers union.
Organized by: Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance - CASA
Sponsored by: Latin American And Caribbean Solidarity Network - LACSN
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Canadian Oil Company Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has been accused of
violating Indigenous, labour and environmental rights in the Meta
Department, Colombia. Members of a Canadian delegation to Colombia will
report back on the testimonies given from Indigenous, labour and community
members and meetings with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia.
Pacific Rubiales Energy is the largest foreign oil company in Colombia. It produces 40% of the crude oil in Colombia and employs 15,000 workers. Over 90% of their employees are subcontracted and work for salaries below the oil industry minimum in Colombia. Since 2011 the company has been embroiled in a conflict with
its workers and the communities living near the oil fields. In September 2011, Pacific Rubiales and the USO signed an agreement in the presence of the Canadian embassy. The company never respected the agreement.
In December 2012, a subcontractor working for Pacific Rubiales and who had been working to organizer workers received a death threat and was later assassinated. The circumstances of his death suggest that the murder was related to his union activities. The company has also created a list of USO-affiliated workers in order to bar them from working in the region.
VIDEO: Canadian multinational Pacific Rubiales Energy on trial, PASC invites you to the People's Tribunal in Colombia: http://www.pasc.ca/en/article/video-canadian-multinational-pacific-rubiales-energy-trial-pasc-invites-you-peoples-tribunal