#HumanRights #Mining

Alyansa Tigil Mina extends its sympathies to the people of Masara village in the province of Davao de Oro, particularly the families of those who were killed, and the miners who went missing after their buses were buried by a landslide.

This unfortunate tragedy underscores the dangers brought about by mining, especially during floods and heavy rains.

ATM has repeatedly cautioned about the interconnection between mining and climate change. We have warned that mining not only contributes to climate change, but also exacerbates the impacts of climate change.

We call on government to undertake measures to prevent similar disasters as they respond to the needs of the families affected by the landslide.

𝐎𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬. #RepealMiningAct #ResponsibleMiningIsFakeNews #BanOpenPitMining
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