Mining communities need deeper understanding on resettlement and compensation issues – Ndebugri
Mr Eric Anaane Ndebugri, the Programmes Officer of the Centre for Social Impact Studies (CeSIS), has stressed the need to build capacities of members in mining communities, to enhance their understating on resettlement and compensation negotiations.
He said often, members of mining communities were unaware of their rights regarding resettlement and compensation issues and were frequently exploited by mining companies.
Therefore, it was important to guide the communities on policies and regulations, as well as their rights and obligations concerning resettlement and compensations, to enable them to receive full benefits when such issues arose.
Mr Ndebugri stated this at a capacity building workshop for members of the Binsere community in the Obuasi Municipality.
The workshop org...