Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We have ongoing dialogue with the Government of Eritrea on that of localization. It's a key objective for the government. It's a key objective of Nevsun to ensure that we maximize local employment opportunities as well as provide pertinent training to give skill sets so Eritreans

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It's one of the challenges of operating in Eritrea. The Government of Eritrea has a very different view on CSR. They believe that CSR is the responsibility of the state, not of a corporation. They believe that the benefits of resource extraction should be applied equitably across

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  To add, we see CSR as a key strategic objective for Nevsun Resources, and we will continue to work with the Eritrean government, inch by inch, on expanding our CSR portfolio at the Bisha mine.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I just wanted to add that we do have an expanded whistle-blower policy that we developed last year which will enable all stakeholders, past, present and future, to bring forward any kind of confidential non-financial or financial code of ethic violations. That would be reviewed c

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We provide full disclosure through our CSR reporting exercise, which is an annual exercise, on all the payments that we make to the Government of Eritrea.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  On average, I would say I go to Eritrea five times a year, 10 days at a time.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I deal with various different departmental managers, for example, the environment manager, the health and safety manager, the security manager, the general manager, and so on.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Nevsun Resources believes that we have a very expansive CSR program. We provide jobs. We provide training for local people. We have a robust environmental management program. We have an unbelievable record for our health and safety program. Yesterday we reached 1,000 days at the

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I can't comment on that specific question, but what I can say is that we have a very robust and evolving screening process. We believe it is effective in maintaining that all workers at our Bisha mine site, whether they be contractors or subcontractors, are free of military servi

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Sorry, Scott, can you clarify that?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  All prospective employees are cleared of military service.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We believe that the Bisha mine and Canadian mining companies such as Nevsun are making a positive impact on the country. We cannot speak on the comments made by others with respect to the state of Eritrea, but our experience since the late 1990s has been very positive. We have s

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Good afternoon. My name is Todd Romaine. I'm the vice-president for corporate social responsibility for Nevsun Resources, which is a Vancouver-based Canadian mining company. As part of our evolving CSR program, Nevsun Resources decided it was important to undertake an extensive