Jairo Vergara

History

Jairo Vergara was head of the Social Responsibility department of the mining company Cerrejón. He has now moved to the Glencore subsidiary Prodeco, where he leads the Sustainability department.

Movies

La Buena Vida - The Good Life
The village of Tamaquito lies deep in the forests of Colombia. Here, nature provides the people with everything they need. But the Wayúu community's way of life is being destroyed by the vast and rapidly growing El Cerrejón coal mine. Determined to save his community from forced resettlement, the leader Jairo Fuentes negotiates with the mine's operators, which soon becomes a fight to survive.