Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Sub-standard mining turning the poor into down-and-out: Lahu women


8 May 2012
Sub-standard procedures used by companies digging for platinum in 
Tachilek district, opposite Thailand’s Chiangrai province, has reduced 
more than 2,000 Akha, Lahu and Shan villagers there into high and 
dry conditions, according to Chiangmai-based 
Lahu Women Organization (LWO) today.

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