El Salvador faces a US$300-million case from a mining company because El Salvadorans won their battle to stop toxic gold mining operations. Bolivia paid out US$31 million after it cancelled a privatised water contract that resulted in dramatic increases in the cost of water.
Ecuador has been ordered to pay a massive US$2.4 billion to the mining company Occidental. This represents more than 6 percent of the small nation’s budget essential for health, education and public services. Argentina has faced 53 claims for US$80 billion dollars after it introduced regulations to address a financial crisis that was pushing many people into poverty.
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