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Guinea: Chinese company put workers on forced leave

Guinea: Chinese company put workers on forced leave

CHINESE-LED Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) has put workers on forced leave with the prospect of layoffs if a dispute with Guinea's government over infrastructure for a massive iron project is not resolved, three sources told Reuters. WCS did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Guinea's mines minister on July 3 ordered all work on the Simandou project - the world's largest undeveloped iron ore deposit - to stop after WCS and Rio Tinto missed an extended deadline to agree on a joint venture with the government. That joint venture is intended to cover the rail and port infrastructure…
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