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Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded company in the Democratic Republic of Congo have actually suffered ending up being impotent, a rights group has stated.
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Feronia, which controls DR Congo's palm-oil sector, had actually failed to provide workers adequate protective equipment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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The UK federal government's development bank, CDC, owns 38% of Feronia in DR Congo.
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It stated Feronia had actually invested greatly in protective equipment and all employees were needed to use it.
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Feronia, a Canadian-based firm, stated it was committed to operating to worldwide standards.
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Feronia and its regional subsidiary, Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), utilize thousands of employees at palm oil plantations in DR Congo.
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PHC has actually gotten countless dollars from the advancement banks of Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
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"These banks can play an important role promoting development, however they are sabotaging their mission by stopping working to guarantee the business they finance respects the rights of its employees and communities on the plantations," HRW researcher Luciana Téllez-Chávez said.
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"In addition, the business has refurbished or dug 72 new boreholes for the provision of tidy water in the last six years."
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Employees were now paid significantly more than the minimum wage for agriculture in DR Congo and the typical employee made $3.30 daily - greater than what a regional teacher would make, it said.
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It likewise verified that it had invested substantially in access to safe drinking water.
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