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COTUÍ, Dominican Republic.- Six people were injured by shotgun pellets during protests staged today by workers of the mining company Barrick Gold in Cotuí, who demand the bonuses and respect of their rights, said the spokesmen for the demonstrators.
The victims were identified as Jose Peralta Rodriguez, Alejandro Guzmán, Eliseo Disla, Manuel Jose Contreras and Miguel Garcia, while the sixth preferred anonymity. Garcia said the company executives have been allegedly retaliating against a group of workers who decided to form a union.
Police agents were posted on the bridges that access the mining company and dispersed the demonstrators with tear gas.
Local popular groups joined the protesters, while hooded demonstrators shattered the windows of several vehicles.
Local media report that executives of the Barrick Pueblo Viejo domincana Corp. weren’t available for comment on the incidents.
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Stop them now before another "union" kills another industry.
are thay suppose to work for free ??
so the CEO can make big $$$$
i guess u support CEO,s
When unemployment is 20% and the country is flooded with Haitian refugees who'll work for porridge, it's a really bad idea to go around organizing labor disputes.
What is Barriick waiting for .....more problems,? more problems ?
Shut down while you still can.....this will not go away.
In this culture of compulsive lying, who do I believe?
That's why is one of the 3 most hated companies in the world.
Just check on the internet why...
Barrick PLEEEASE go home
but at the same time f I was in charge there and knowing people are trying to bring a union in I would shut the place down. They all would then cry the blues.....maybe....but a union
does the dr workers even know what union means...oh right I forgot it about the dollar and cents
they can scam from any company or anybody.
you all should be without jobs
and Barrick stop been chickens over there, shut your plant down. you will make money at the end.
and stop all that crazy unon stuff while you still have a business...these people will take Barrick down and they dont seem to stop been crazy....
how do you take sides as it seems alot of liars regarding all this, including Barrick,Sodexo food supplier, Fluor
im with you
not sure what side to go on not that it matters
They got a very ridiculous fraudulent contract to be approve from dominican corrupt congressman, so they don't have to pay A D I M E to DR in taxes. .
They are poisoning the earth for generation.
They have poison the miners several time this year.
They have being poisoning the dams and rivers ( a lot of death fishes on the new red waters), by the side of San Francisco rice plantations.
We are poisoning out own land for several generations..
They haven't pay they miners in long time..
In other words the poor people wont have any benefit.. Only illness, and misery..
If you think that BG is that good , why don't you go and work for them in there, and by the way..have a drink of that water ..if you don't believe me..
Dominicans are not Indians no more..