Vancouver-based company accused of using slave labour in Africa

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources denies accusations it uses slave labour in Africa and says it will “vigorously defend itself” against a lawsuit.

Activist lawyers filed a BC Supreme Court claim on behalf of three men who are not in Canada. It says they worked for a contractor to Nevsun at its copper and gold mine in Eritrea and were treated as slaves.

Nevsun CEO Cliff Davis says the mine “has adhered at all times to international standards of governance, workplace conditions, and health and safety.”

The company says it commissioned an independent human rights assessment earlier this year and adds that the Bisha mine “has created meaningful employment for thousands of Eritreans.”

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