A demonstration the likes of which had never been seen before in that locality was witnessed in Babensi 2 village April 4 when more than 300 people staged a protest march against the American agro-industrial company.
The Ghana-based fund already has investments in farms in Zimbabwe and Cameroon, a fertiliser plant in Madagascar, a beverage company in Zambia and a bakery in Nigeria.
Des activistes camerounais au tribunal pour protestation pacifique contre un accapareur de terres de Wall Street
Write to Herakles Farms and tell the company to stop its intimidation of Nasako Besingi and other defenders of local communities and forests.
Oil palm cultivation has wrecked habitats in South-East Asia. We must avoid a rerun if the crop takes off in its native Africa
- New Scientist
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20 January 2014
Les agences de développement comme l'AFD doivent impérativement renforcer leurs exigences en matière de responsabilité sociale et environnementale des investisseurs privés tels que la Socapalm au Cameroun qu’elles financent.
Herakles Farms has been ordered to pay $4.6 million by a court in Cameroon over alleged discrimination in its hiring practices.
La compagnie américaine Herakles Farms a été condamnée par le tribunal de première instance de Limbe à verser 4,6 millions de dollars à un haut cadre camerounais pour «discrimination raciale dans sa politique de recrutement».
- Agence Ecofin
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05 January 2014
Les décrets présidentiels qui attribuent une portion du domaine national à Herakles ont des relents de colonialisme et d’esclavage.
Three Presidential decrees attributing lands to Herakles Farms in the South West region of Cameroon are reminiscent of colonialism and slavery.
Wrobel was CEO of Herakles Farms, which had sought to build palm oil farms in Cameroon.
Camerún también sufre el problema del acaparamiento de tierras. Cientos de miles de hectáreas han sido arrebatadas a comunidades.
