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Article

27 Jul 2011

Author:
Richard Wachman, Guardian [UK]

Vedanta bosses clash with protesters over pollution and human rights [UK]

Anger erupted inside and outside Vedanta's annual meeting...as campaigners protested against the mining company's environmental and human rights record. Scores of people picketed the building where the gathering was being held in London and chanted slogans against the firm, which has been at the centre of a row over corporate social responsibility...More than 13% of shareholders failed to back the remuneration report, while more than 7% voted against the re-election of head of the firm's health and safety committee, Naresh Chandra...Management was attacked for a poor safety record, disregarding human rights and pollution at factories across the sub-continent...A company spokesman said recently: "Vedanta is fully committed to doing business in a responsible manner respecting the environment and human rights. We work closely with local communities in all geographies ... to ensure sustainable development."...Groups such as Amnesty International and Action Aid demanded Vedanta scrap plans to build a bauxite mine in Orissa [also refers to Aviva Investors]