Zambia’s people are rich in copper. Annual exports amount to hundreds of thousands of tonnes. Last year, the price of copper on the world market rocketed. Yet with one doctor per 10,000 people and life expectancy a mere 47 years, Zambia is still trapped in a cycle of aid. Zambia’s people do not benefit from the wealth beneath their feet. They are unaware of how much foreign mining corporations pay for their copper, in the form of taxes and royalties. Without this information, they cannot call for a fair share of the profits to be spent on schools, hospitals, and basic services like electricity.
Use the CAFOD link below to email George Osborne asking him to ensure that oil, gas and mining companies are more accountable to citizens in the developing world.
Mike Cross
All Saints Kings Heath
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