Mining giant Rio Tinto’s reputation doesn’t even come close to the lofty ideals of the Olympic movement - friendship, solidarity and fair play.
Instead Rio Tinto is infamous for increasing profits by driving down wages.
Rio’s latest move is the months-long lockout of smelter workers in Quebec Canada because they refuse to let Rio Tinto replace retiring workers with contract employees who would earn half the wages for doing the same work.
Despite this, when the athletes take the podium at the London Olympics, the medals they take home will have been manufactured from metals supplied by Rio Tinto. No athlete should have to wear a medal tarnished by Rio Tinto’s practices.
The United Steelworkers is leading a global campaign to have the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reject Rio Tinto’s participation in the Olympic Games, helping to draw attention to Rio Tinto’s abuse of workers, their families and communities around the world.
In just 20 seconds you can send a message asking IOC President Jacques Rogge to get Rio Tinto off the podium!
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