Appeal court confirms slave labour lawsuit against Canadian mining company can go to trial
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The ruling by the British Columbia Court of Appeal marks the first time that an appellate court in Canada has permitted a mass tort claim for modern slavery. The court rejected Nevsun’s position that the case should be dismissed in Canada and instead heardAppeal court confirms slave labour lawsuit against Canadian mining company can go to trial
The ruling by the British Columbia Court of Appeal marks the first time that an appellate court in Canada has permitted a mass tort claim for modern slavery. The court rejected Nevsun’s position that the case should be dismissed in Canada and instead heard in Eritrea. Madam Justice Mary Newbury described the situation in Eritrea as one with “the prospects of no trial at all, or a trial in an Eritrean court, possibly presided over by a functionary with no real independence from the state … and in a legal system that would appear to be actuated largely by the wishes of the President and his military supporters…” Read More ... Read more