The Bleeding Children of Cerro de Pasco are expecting justice

In Cerro de Pasco, one of Peru's main mining cities, children in the district of Simón Bolívar have high blood lead levels, anemia, learning problems, headaches, and nose bleeding. Today, the main mining operator in this jurisdiction is Volcan, a company controlled by the Peruvian De Romaña Letts family, and the Swiss conglomerate Glencore. OjoPúblico spoke with a dozen families in the area, whose children live in the surroundings of the mining operation.