This report provides a comprehensive analysis of RBC issues, initiatives and policies in the extractive sector, which encompasses mining, oil and gas, in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It covers seven countries, namely: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Peru. Businesses in the extractive sector make a significant contribution to economic activity across the LAC region but their operations also raise major RBC issues with regard to human rights, the environment, labour rights and conditions, implications for local communities. The report describes general trends across the region while providing specific examples and underlining that not all the RBC issues described are present to the same degree or intensity in all countries.
