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Nigerian Women Activists Take Over Oil Site

HeadlineJul 30, 2003

Meanwhile in Nigeria, a group of 80 women have taken over a Shell Oil installation in the Niger Delta to demand the company fulfill its promises of new jobs and other benefits.

One woman said, “Our children and our husbands … have never been employed by the company. We want to know: Why they should continue operating here?”

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