Complaint Filed Against Bauxite Mining Company in Guinea

October 4, 2018 Video Video: Mining Companies Exploit Rural Communities in Guinea Guinea’s fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans. Mining has destroyed ancestral farmlands, damaged water sources, and coated homes and trees in dust. Last week, 13 rural communities in Guinea made public a complaint against the World Bank’s private lending arm over a loan to one of country’s largest bauxite miners, alleging its operations have destroyed ancestral farm lands and polluted vital water sources. The complaint to the International Finance Corporation’s…

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