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Zambia’s people are blessed with copper

Categories: Articles:Human Rights | Published: 13/05/2011 | Views: 1485
Yet with one doctor per 10,000 people and life expectancy a mere 47 years, who’s benefitting from the wealth beneath their feet?
As with countless countries around the world that have a wealth of natural resources, Zambia’s mineral riches won’t last forever. Men and women in resource-rich countries are unaware of how much foreign mining companies pay for their birthright in the form of taxes and royalties. Without this information, they can’t call for a fair share of the profits to be spent on schools, hospitals and basic services like electricity. Please email Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne!

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