Bougainville Indigenous Women Want Say In Panguna Mine Negotiations

Bougainville Indigenous Women Want Say In Panguna Mine Negotiations The Bougainville Indigenous Women Landowner Association (BIWLA) wants to be involved in the negotiations for the re-opening of the Panguna mine. The association is calling on the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) and Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) to include them in the negotiation process. BIWLA president Joan Ona and her deputy Linet Ona, from Guava Village in the no-go-zone area where the mine is located,...

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