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Explore our publications on a wide range of topics, to find the powerful facts, stories and approaches that underpin our work to make the extractive industry more open, accountable and participatory.
Gendered change to transparency in extractives starts in West Africa
Making women visible and locating gender expertise in their own movements have put West African Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalitions at the forefront of working with gender in extractives. But there is a long journey ahead before minds and work processes have shifted to more gendered ways of working. How do you change a […]
Draft EITI constituency guidelines for civil society
The members of the EITI Association (Article 7.2) are organised in three constituencies (Article 5.2): governments, companies and civil society. Constituencies decide on their rules governing appointment of Members (Article 5.3) and nominate Board members and their alternates for the Members’ Meeting to elect (Article 8.1(ii)). The EITI Board agreed on the guidance and principles […]
PWYP Global Assembly 2019 Communique
For other language version of this communiqué click here: Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish 1 February 2019 – Dakar, Senegal We, the participants of the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Global Assembly in Dakar, Senegal, representing civil society organisations from more than 50 countries, have come together to reflect on our collective achievements as a […]
Looking to 2025: Reflecting on an inspiring PWYP Global Assembly
Last week, in Dakar, I had the immense pleasure of addressing the fifth Publish What You Pay Global Assembly (and my second as Executive Director). This is the largest gathering of members from across the PWYP movement, when hundreds come together for several precious days: it’s a time for fresh ideas, passionate debate and energising […]
PWYP Global Assembly 2019 – report
Strengthening our Shared Resolve None of us work alone. Despite facing daily challenges from, closing civic space, human rights violations and rising inequalities, PWYP members and partners from across the globe found commonality, solidarity and new approaches during our 2019 Global Assembly. Held in Dakar, Senegal, the three-day assembly brought together the only worldwide movement […]
Rural Women, Empowerment and Mining in Malawi
The villagers of Mwabulambo in northern Malawi first heard about the arrival of a mining company in their area when large trucks came rolling into their dusty rural village. This unexpected arrival was the first news they received about a mining company coming to dig for coal on their land. The rural women in the […]
How can we ensure stronger civil society voices? Lessons from the PWYP coalition in Senegal
With the support of the FORD Foundation, PWYP’s regional coordinator in Francophone West Africa, Demba Seydi, has been working with members in Senegal to facilitate awareness and build the capacity of civil society to ensure they can participate in the EITI implementation process in a more effective and qualitative way. The project came at a […]
Abundant Resources Absent Data
Measuring the Openness of Australian Listed Mining, Oil and Gas Companies on the African Continent As a country rich in natural resources, Australia has a long history of extractive industries. Amongst our staple high production of gold and coal, Australia notably also produces 47% of the world’s rutile, 29% of its bauxite and a quarter […]
Introducing Publish What You Pay’s Global Strategy 2020-2025
We are grassroots activists taking on one of the most powerful industries in the world. And despite the odds, this movement has achieved great things, and continues to grow. In 15 years, we went from being a handful of civil society activists to today’s thriving global coalition, with 700 member organisations in over 50 countries, […]
Towards Transparency
‘Towards Transparency’ looks at what the industry and geographical scope of the ALP policy the impacts the introduction of this legislation would have for transparency and accountability in Australia and globally. The report finds that of the 802 companies listed on the ASX who are involved in commercial production in the mining, oil, and gas […]
Civil society leader and leading human rights activist attacked in Equatorial Guinea
Plain-clothed security officers in Equatorial Guinea have reportedly severely beaten and stabbed Alfredo Okenve, a leading civil society activist and Vice-president of the Center for Development Studies and Initiatives (CEID). Okenve said the men forced him out of his car at gunpoint on 27 October and carried out a prolonged attack, before abandoning him on […]
The mining champions of Mongolia, and yet another reminder of what makes our movement powerful
I recently travelled to Mongolia to see first-hand the hard work of PWYP members and their inspiring achievements. There is a way to go for Mongolia’s mining sector to become truly accountable and benefit all its people. Nevertheless, what I saw on this trip was impressive indeed: a shining example of what committed, effective and […]