Doe Run Peru Thanks the People of La Oroya for Their Support
Doe Run Peru has thanked the people of the La Oroya, Peru community for their support for the company’s work to address health and environmental concerns in their Andean community.
St. Louis, MO (PRWEB via PR Web
Direct) February 11, 2005 -- Doe Run Peru has thanked the people of the La
Oroya, Peru community for their support for the company’s work to address health
and environmental concerns in their Andean community.
The company issued
the following statement on its Web site:
“Doe Run Peru is privileged to have
the support of people from all over La Oroya, Peru and the surrounding
communities. It is with their support that we are able to extend our commitments
beyond the good jobs and economic benefits our operations in La Oroya provide.
“With the support of the people of La Oroya we will continue building on
our successes improving the health and environmental conditions in our La Oroya
community. Doe Run appreciates and acknowledges that this continuing community
support is central to the projects we have developed to build a base of
diversified activities that add to the community’s vitality and the economic
stability of its residents.”
Here are just a few comments about Doe Run
Peru from some of the people of the La Oroya community. To see photos and more
comments visit http://www.doerun.com/whatwedo/laoroyafaces.aspx.
“Before Doe Run arrived La Oroya was a forgotten city… With the arrival
of Doe Run Peru, we have ongoing support for our children in the areas of
hygiene and health; food in the National Dining Hall; and support for us in the
cleanup campaigns. Doe Run Peru frequently gives us training so that we can
learn about contamination, lead, and all those things.” Rocio Guadalupe Mejía,
Coordinator of the Plaza Libertad-Area Hygiene Committee in Old La Oroya.
Cleanup campaign.
“I would like to thank Doe Run Peru for having let me
be a part of this successful program and be a leader in my community, where I am
putting everything I learned into practice. I also congratulate the Company for
having carried out various activities for the environment, such as the PAMA
(environmental improvement program), which is changing people’s perception of La
Oroya and the city’s landscape.” Rosa Núñez de la Cruz from the Community of La
Oroya, a former member of the Youth Work Training Program.
“I encourage
Doe Run Peru’s investors to continue working; it has implemented many important
initiatives in many peasant communities and in different parts of our city,
which honestly helps a great deal. So, I urge the company to continue operating
as it has been with its good-neighbor policy.” Declarations made by Professor
Clemente Quincho Panez, Provincial Mayor of Yauli – La Oroya.
“I think
the company, the community, and the state can all work together hand-in-hand and
make our dreams of progress and development for our people come true. Dr. Juan
Carlos Huyhua: my acknowledgement to you for the approach that you are taking…
for being able to be able to support all the communities.” Mr. Filomeno Aylas,
President of the Community of Huayhuay, upon the delivery of Hampshire Down
livestock.
“The last years with Doe Run Peru have been the best
experience, because I have been imbued with the labor philosophy that the
company has implemented, especially the safety programs, which help the workers
a lot. What has affected me the most is (Doe Run’s) compliance with the PAMA
(environmental improvement program) because I have seen the company put a lot of
effort into improving the environment and helping the communities, which had
been forgotten. But Doe Run Peru has made them a priority in the last few
years.” Vidal Pena Huaringa, worker in the testing plant, 33 years of
experience
“The company has really made an effort to provide support in
terms of infrastructure, in remodeling schools, and in installing bathrooms,
which are just as good as those in the United States. The company has made a
great contribution; the students are certainly the winners here, and, why not
say so, the education sector as well.” Declarations made by Professor Edilberto
García Centeno, Director of the Yauli – La Oroya Educational Management
Unit.
To view these comments and other materials about our work in the
community of La Oroya, Peru please visit us online at: http://www.doerun.com/whatwedo/laOroya.aspx
Contact:
Christi Dixon
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb208156.htm