Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Dan Carden (Labour), on Monday, 21 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 8 members in total.

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Seventh anniversary of Brazil's Mariana dam collapse

That this House expresses sincere condolences to the family and friends of the 19 people killed by the Mariana dam collapse in Brazil, seven years on from the disaster; acknowledges with deep concern the irreparable social and environmental damage caused by the 60 million cubic metres of toxic waste unleashed by the dam collapse which destroyed towns, countless livelihoods and severely impacted indigenous communities; notes with dismay that no adequate compensation has been paid to the hundreds of thousands of victims; criticises BHP’s failure to address the environmental and human impact of their subsidiary’s conduct in Mariana; further criticises the global mining industry for failing to fully implement global international standards for tailings management; urges the Government to introduce stronger accountability mechanisms for UK corporations operating both domestically and internationally to help protect against human rights abuses and protect our fragile environment; and calls on the Government to enshrine in law mandatory compliance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

594 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

John McDonnell

Jon Trickett

Jonathan Edwards

Jim Shannon

Apsana Begum

Subjects

Death Accidents Anniversaries Environment protection Brazil Dams

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk