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Deal to end Nigeria oil protest
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| July 16, 2002
| AP
Posted on 07/16/2002 3:12:08 PM PDT by Unknown Freeper
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:51 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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ESCRAVOS, Nigeria (AP) -- An oil company has agreed to build schools and electrical and water systems to satisfy a group of women who had taken 700 workers hostage in a southeast Nigeria oil terminal.
Monday's deal signaled an end to the weeklong takeover, which featured a typical tactic with a new twist: Young men frequently resort to kidnapping in the oil-rich Niger Delta, but the peaceful, all-women protest was unprecedented.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: africa; africawatch; chevrontexaco; energylist; hostages; nigeria; oil; women
It seems the women are taking matters into their own hands.
(This is my first post. Please be gentle.)
To: Unknown Freeper
As long as it's legal and non-violent I really don't care what they do. Just as long as they resect the rights of others not to put up with them.
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posted on
07/16/2002 3:21:53 PM PDT
by
Bogey78O
To: Unknown Freeper
Excellent protest. I am proud of these women and what they accomplished (without violence). Indeed the companies should give back something to the communities where they are making money off of the resources and not just fill the coffers of the (most probably) corrupt governement officials.
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posted on
07/16/2002 3:35:17 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
To: *AfricaWatch; *Energy_List
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To: Lorianne
It is not the responsibility of Chevron to build communities. They gave plenty to the Nigerian government, it is they that are responsible for taking care of their own people, not the corporations, if the government is corrupt, that is not Chevron's problem.
By their Neville Chamberlain-like actions today, Chevron is only going to encourage more to do the same.
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posted on
07/17/2002 1:33:09 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
Apparently it IS Chevron's problem.
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posted on
07/17/2002 1:40:24 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
To: Lorianne
This story is out of date. The deal fell through and Nigerian women have taken over four more facilities.
I wonder why you are so proud of criminals and extortionists. Can I send a few hundred people over to your house tonight to demand money?
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posted on
07/17/2002 1:45:20 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
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