[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: Women Storm Nigerian Oil Plant Demanding Economic Justice (fwd)

[Danielle Chynoweth]

This would make a great headline with 30 minutes of research.

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>Tuesday, 9 July, 2002, 15:08 GMT 16:08 UK
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>Women storm Nigeria oil plant
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>Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer
>
>BBC Report
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>Hundreds of Nigerian women have stormed an oil plant in
>Escravos island, off the south-western coast.
>
>They have disrupted operations but oil is still being
>exported, according to Reuters news agency.
>
>ChevronTexaco has confirmed the incident in a statement but
>has not revealed the reason for the protest.
>
>Such incidents are common in Nigeria's oil-producing areas.
>
>Locals often kidnap oil workers and demand ransom money from
>the oil companies.
>
>Sometimes they also demand infrastructure, such as roads,
>schools or clinics.
>
>The hostages are usually released unharmed but the oil
>companies deny paying ransom money.
>
>Unnamed Chevron officials have told Reuters that the women
>were demanding local facilities and jobs and contracts for
>their children.
>
>"The protesters who barricaded key installations in the tank
>farm, have disrupted very important operational activities at
>the facility," the Nigerian branch of ChevronTexaco said in a
>statement.
>
>In April, 43 oil workers were taken hostage at a nearby
>ChevronTexaco oil plant.
>
>Most of Nigeria's oil comes from the south-eastern Delta
>region.
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