From November 16-18, one hundred and fifty activists from 50 countries convened in Montreal for a three-day conference hosted by Publish What You Pay, the global campaign for transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining industries.
Two hundred activists from over 50 countries convened in Montreal today for a three-day conference of the Publish What You Pay coalition, the global campaign for transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining industries.
The delegates represent hundreds of organizations working in resource-rich nations around the globe to ensure that citizens are able to benefit from their countries’ natural resources.
The first day of the conference will put Canada’s extractive industries under the spotlight with government, the private sector and civil society sharing experiences in promoting transparency in the extractive sector.
PWYP International Conference: transparency campaigners from fifty nations come to Montreal to push forward transparency in the extractive industries
From November 16-18, 2009, Publish What You Pay, the global campaign for transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining industries, will hold its International Conference in Montreal, Canada.
The 150 delegates from more than 50 countries around the world will come together to consider progress towards ensuring that citizens of resource-rich countries are able to benefit from their country’s natural resources.
In the 2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies, Transparency International (TI) evaluates 42 leading oil and gas companies on their current policies, management systems and performance in areas relevant to revenue transparency in their upstream operations.
CBC Alberta interviews PWYP Canada Coordinator about the new PWYP national coalition.
Radio Canada interviews the PWYP Canada Coordinator on the launch of the national coalition.
The PWYP Canada Coordinator is interviewed by the BBC discussing the launch of the new national coalition.
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