BRICS GLOBAL PROFILES AND MAJOR PROTESTS AGAINST BRICS BASED COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTS

CHINA




China Global Footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/china


US global footprint for comparison Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/united-states-of-america


China India footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/china

1. Polavaram Multipurpose Project, Andhra Pradesh, India

The Polavaram multipurpose project has been under consideration since 1943. It was conceived as a storage scheme for the Godavari. The dam will come up at Polavaram, in between three districts of Andhra Pradesh, namely East Godavari, West Godavari and Khammam. In 1982, the Central Water Commission gave hydrological clearance to the project after the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal recognized the need to go ahead with the project. In August 2005, the Andhra Pradesh High Court issued a stay order on all work related to the Polavaram project, on grounds that the government had not obtained the necessary clearances from the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The project was revived in October 2005, after the environment clearance was received.

Company Names or State Enterprises
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/polavaram-multipurpose-project-andhra-pradesh-india

2. Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Plant, Tamil Nadu, India

The Ministry of Power of Government of India has launched a unique initiative in 2005-06 to facilitate the development of Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) each having a capacity of about 4000 MW each. The aim is to enhance the capacity, at both the coal pitheads and coastal locations aimed at delivering power at competitive cost to consumers by achieving economies of scale. The Central Government has accordingly taken the initiative for facilitating the development of UMPPs under tariff based competitive bidding route using super critical technology on build, own and operate (BOO) basis. Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is the Technical partner and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) is the Nodal Agency.

Company Names or State Enterprises
(CLP) from Hong Kong SAR, China - based in Hong Kong
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/cheyyur-ultra-mega-power-plant-tamil-nadu-india


China Brazil footprint Source: ejatlas.org/country-of-company/china

1. Chongquing Soybean Growing and Manufacturing in Bahia, Brazil

Chongqing Grain Group is one of Chinas largest state-owned grain corporations. In accordance to China's 'Strategic Plan for Agricultural ˜Going Out'',Choingqing Group announced in April 2010 plans for a US$300-million soybean project in Bahia, Brazil, that would include infrastructure construction and control over 100,000 ha of land, with potential to expand to 200,000 ha. Brazilian authorities publicly denied that the deal involved the transfer of lands, but in an interview with state TV channel CCTV in February 2011, Huang Qifan, the mayor of Chongqing, reiterated that the company had been allocated the land and that the project would be managed by a joint venture company 70% owned by Chongqing Grain and 30% by Brazilian investors, and partnerships with local producers. Political pressure from international NGOs and local social movements steered the project away from farms and towards soy processing plants supplied by rented lands.

Company Names or State Enterprises
Chongqing Grain Group from China
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/chongquing-soybean-growing-and-manufacturing-in-bahia-brazil

2. Manta - Manaus Multimodal Corridor,Ecuador/Peru/Brazil

The titanic project belongs to IRSA plans and despite its numerous financial, environmental and social inadequacies, it is still backed by political elites and national and international companies

Company Names or State Enterprises
Odebrecht Energy Luxembourg ( Odebrecht)from Brazil
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A (PETROBRAS) from Brazil
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/manta-manaus-multimodal-corridor-ecuador-peru-brazil


MAJOR PROTESTS


1. Protests against dams on the Nile in Sudan and Kenya

2. Bagamoyo Port & Pipeline protests Tanzania

3.  Protests over Bauxite mining Guinea

4.   Strikes at the Collum Coal Mine Zambia

5. Strikes in Toliary Madagascar Oct- Dec 2014

6.  Protests over the Banshkhali Power Station Bangladesh

7. Anti-Chinese riots Kinshasa DRC Jan 2015

8. Protests and strikes related to the activities of Chinese construction companies Kenya 2016

9. Protests over the Chinese owned Letpadaung copper mine Burma

10. Protests over the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka.

Sources: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/BRICS-in-Africa.php
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project)

BRAZIL

 

Brazil global footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/brazil


Brazil Latin American footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/brazil

MAJOR PROTESTS

1.Protests and strikes against the activities of Brazilian mining company Vale Mozambique

2. Strikes and protests over the importation of Brazilian sugar Burkina Faso-31 Aug 2015

3. Workers at the Brazilian firm Queiroz Galvao strike in Oyala Equatorial Guinea May 2014

4. Protests against the recruiting practices of the Brazilian mining company Vale Guinea 3 Aug 2012

5 Yasuni National Park - ITT oil extraction, Ecuador
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/yasuni-national-park-itt-oil-extraction-ecuador

6. Protests against Ituango hidroelectrica,(Dam) Colombia
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/ituango-hidroelectrica-colombia

7. Protests against mining (Vale) in Bakun, Philippines
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/royalcos-mining-explorations-in-bakun-municipality

8. Protests against Waste incineration fuelled cement plant in Córdoba, Spain

9. Protest outside the Brazilian Embassy (Repression of the left, Dilma impeachment) Pretoria South Africa 30 August 2017

10. Protests against coal mining Hunter Valley,New South Wales, Australia.
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/hunter-valley-coal-new-south-wales

Sources: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/BRICS-in-Africa.php
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project)


INDIA



India global footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/india

MAJOR PROTESTS

1. Protests against the Indian financed Rampal Power Plant Bangladesh

2. Protests, strikes at Midland Rolling Mills, an Indian-owned company based in Abeokuta Nigeria 4 Nov 2014

3. Protests against the Lagnonkaha mining company in Guiembe, Korhogo Ivory Coast Dec 2017

4. Protests against the Tunisian-Indian company Fertilizer Tifert, Skhira Tunisa 07 Jul 2016.

5. Protests against an Indian-owned manganese mine Gontougo Zanzan Ivory Coast 3 Jan 2013

6. Anti- Indian protests (Competition between Indian and local traders) Kinshasa DRC-12 Dec 2014

7. Riots over the killing of a DRC National in India Kinshasa DRC-07 Jul 2016

8. Protest by Indian workers Sumbe Cuanza Sul Province Angola-14 May 2012

9. Local and international activists marched to the Indian consulate in Durban 21 Jul 2016

10. Protest against exploitation of workers at Indian owned Fortune Steel in Nigel South Africa 13 Apr 2018

Sources: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/BRICS-in-Africa.php
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project)



SOUTH AFRICA

 

South African Global Footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/south-africa



South Africa African footprint Source:http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/south-africa

South Africa Latin American footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/south-africa


1. Protests against South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti in Columbia (Source: pages 140 -150

2.Protests and boycotts against Xenophobic attacks in South Africa. ( Nigeria , Malawi , Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Somalia, and other countries )

3.Strikes by workers at South African owned companies in Zambia

4. Clash between police and artisanal miners in Durba over a gold concession owned by a South African company Watsa Orientale Province DRC-07 Mar 2016

5. Protest against the South African company Waymark (election fraud) Conakry Guinea-20 Sep 2012

6. Strikes by miners over layoffs by South African company Anglogold Ashanti in the Kayes Region Mali 12 February 2012

7. Ghaghoo mine diamond extraction in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana

8 . Protests over water privatization Ghana

9. Markala Sugar Project: SoSuMar/Illovo sugar refinery in Cercle de Segou, Mali
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/markala-sugar-project-sosumar-illovo-sugar-refinery-in-cercle-de-segou-mali>

10. Protests over Gold mining in Siguiri by AngloGold Ashanti, Guinea

Sources: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/BRICS-in-Africa.php
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project)




RUSSIA



Russia global footprint Source: http://ejatlas.org/country-of-company/russia


MAJOR PROTESTS

1.Protests over Russian intervention in Syria and the Ukraine. (South Africa, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Mauritania)

2. Protests over pollution by Russian owned refinery Pan- Serbia 2006 -2014

3.Protests over phosphate production in Western Sahara
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/resource-extraction-in-boucra-western-sahara-updated-by-julie-snorek-7-nov-2016

4.Senegalese fishermen in Ziguinchor protest against Russian trawlers fishing illegally off the coast of Senegal Jan 2014
http://www.acleddata.com/data/acled-version-7-1997-2016/

5 Protests over mistreatment of locals by Russian Mining company OZGEO6, Chimanimani Zimbabwe

6. Protests over gold mining by Russian and other companies in Sudan
http://ejatlas.org/conflict/gold-mining-sudan

7. Protests over the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, India

8.Protests over the Haripur Nuclear Power Plant, India

9. Riot over activities (evictions) of a Russian mining company in Singeir, River Nile Sudan 5 Mar 2018

10. Protest against suspected weapon smuggling by Russian company, Kano Nigeria 6 Dec 2014

Sources: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/BRICS-in-Africa.php
EJOLT http://ejatlas.org
ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project)


MAJOR PROTESTS IN THE BRICS COUNTRIES

CHINA

1. Protests for free local elections and against corruption in Wukan, Shangpu & Dongyong in Guangdong Province 2. Miners strike Heilongjiang province May 2016

3. 50,000 workers strike at sports shoe manufacturers Guangdong province April 2014

4.Protests by Tibetans

5. Workers strike at Foxconn factory Shanxi province September 2012

6. Over 10000 teachers in Harbin, Heilongjiang, strike and protest against goverment withholding their wages, many are beaten and arrested

23 November 2014
http://wickedonna2.tumblr.com/post/103698297453/11-26

7.Over 10000 container truck drivers in Shenzhen strike against high parking fees and excessive traffic police penalties Guangdong 3 November 2014
wickedonna2.tumblr.com/post/101804065758/20141

8.Over 10,000 taxi drivers in Guangzhou, Guangdong, strike against unlicensed taxis, high rental fees, and low fare prices Guangdong 15 October2014
http://wickedonna2.tumblr.com/post/100141296033/2014

9. Thousands protest against pollution from chemical plant in Jiangxi August 2011

10. Protests by Mongolians over discrimination and coal mining 2011
https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/Northern-China.php



Source: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/china.php


INDIA

1.2016 General Strike

2. 2015 General Strike 150 million workers strike

3 Coalminers strike against privatisation February 2015

4. 2013 General Strike Over 100 million stop work.

5. 2012 General Strike

6. Protests against demonetarisation Nov-Dec 2016

7. THE TELANGALA MOVEMENT

8. MARATHA KRANTI MORCHA

9. Protests by Dalits against discrimination in Gujarat 2016

10. 2012 RAGE AGAINST RAPE

OTHER MAJOR PROTESTS

THE 2011 ANTI-CORRUPTION MOVEMENT
PATIDAR RESERVATION AGITATION
THE JAT RESERVATION AGITATION CAUVERY (KAVERI) RIVER WATER DISPUTE 2014 Jadavpur University protests

Source: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/India.php


BRAZIL

1. Protests against corruption Dilma impeachment and the Temer government 2016-2018

2. Student protests 2016

3. Protests against corruption a for the impeachment of Dilma 2015-2016

4. Protests over the hosting of the World Cup 2014

5. 2013 (Vinegar Movement) protests over public transport and other issues.

6. Police Strike April 2014
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=767&Itemid=74&jumival=11780

7. National Day of Action mobilizes country against outsourcing law
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8. Strike in Brasília

9. Petroleum Workers Strike Nov 2015

10. Waste Removal Workers on Strike in Rio de Janeiro March 2015

Source: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/RESERCH.php


SOUTH AFRICA

1. 2012 MARIKANA STRIKE

2. 2014 SOUTH AFRICAN PLATINUM STRIKE

3. WESTERN CAPE 2012 FARM WORKERS STRIKE

4. Fees must fall Student Protests

5. 2015-2018 Anti- Outsourcing protests

6. NUMSA/SAFTU Strike against LRA 25Apr 2018

7. Protests against corruption for resignation of President Jacob Zuma and in defence of the Constitution Zuma must fall protests April 2017.
https://zcomm.org/zcommentary/south-africa-mass-protests

8. Pikitup (Waste collection) workers strike 2016

9. Ongoing protests in Crossroads, Khayelitsha, Langa and other areas on the Cape Flats 2009 - 2018

10. Anti-Toll Road protests 2012-2015

Source: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/South-Africa.php


RUSSIA

1 The 2011–13 Russian protests (Snow Revolution)

2 2014 ANTI-WAR PROTESTS

3. Russian Truck Drivers Strike Nov 2015 -Feb 2016

4. Protests related to the Winter Olympics

5. Protests and strikes over cuts to healthcare.

6. Six thousand workers strike at a plant of the Evraz steel and mining company June 2016

7. Krasnodar Farmers protest corruption and land grabs Aug 2016

8. Protest against newly adopted cyber surveillance laws in Moscow 9 August 2016

9. Protests (Road blockades) by Crimean Tatars 3 May 2014
https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russia-to-prosecute-crimean-tatar-protesters-over-unrest-34961

Source: https://amkwebdevelopment.yolasite.com/Russia.php


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