terre des hommes schweiz "The phosphate deposits in Morocco and the occupied Western Sahara are among the largest in the world. The raw material plays a considerable role in the forgotten conflict over the last colony in Africa. A recent report sheds light on the mining and trade of phosphate rock, which is needed for the production of fertilizers - a business with Swiss involvement. In a non-self-governing territory such as Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara, resource extraction is only permitted under international law if the affected people give their consent. Business in Western Sahara is therefore not only an ethical problem, but also a legal one."
