DR Congo employees for Feronia made impotent by pesticides - HRW
25 November 2019
Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a rights group has actually said.
Feronia, which controls DR Congo's palm-oil sector, had failed to offer employees sufficient protective equipment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated.
The UK government's advancement bank, CDC, owns 38% of Feronia in DR Congo.
It said Feronia had invested greatly in protective equipment and all workers were needed to use it.
Feronia, a Canadian-based company, said it was committed to operating to worldwide standards.
The company added that it had invested $360,000 (₤ 280,000) ...
DR Congo employees for Feronia made impotent by pesticides - HRW
25 November 2019
Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a rights group has actually said.
Feronia, which controls DR Congo's palm-oil sector, had failed to offer employees sufficient protective equipment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated.
The UK government's advancement bank, CDC, owns 38% of Feronia in DR Congo.
It said Feronia had invested greatly in protective equipment and all workers were needed to use it.
Feronia, a Canadian-based company, said it was committed to operating to worldwide standards.
The company added that it had invested $360,000 (₤ 280,000) on individual protective equipment in the last three years, which employees had actually been trained to utilize, and it had executed a policy requiring the devices to be used in the work environment.
