Belgium

DR Congo palm-oil firm Feronia accused of abuses
- BBC
- 26 November 2019
Feronia, a company 38% owned by the UK government’s development bank, has been accused of a series of environmental and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A joint statement from CDC Group, BIO, DEG and FMO on the long-term role of Development Finance Institutions in poverty-stricken regions of the world
- CDC et al.
- 25 November 2019
Today’s Human Rights Watch report concerning our shared investment in PHC/Feronia highlights the need for further investment to improve environmental and working conditions
Letter from NGOs to the UK's CDC regarding its actions to undermine a community mediation process with Feronia
- RIAO et al.
- 25 November 2019
NGOs call on the CDC Group and all the development banks involved in the Feronia-PHC oil palm plantations to publicly issue a clear statement of support for the mediation process and to ensure the security of participating community members.
UK development bank accused of failure to safeguard Congolese workers
- Guardian
- 25 November 2019
The UK development bank has been accused of failing to protect workers from exposure to dangerous pesticides and paying “extreme poverty” wages on palm oil plantations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
RD Congo : Des banques de développement impliquées dans des abus dans le secteur de l’huile de palme
- HRW
- 25 November 2019
Quatre banques de développement européennes financent actuellement une entreprise d’huile de palme en République démocratique du Congo (Feronia) qui viole les droits des travailleurs et rejette des déchets non traités, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport publié aujourd’hui.
La société publique belge Bio mise en cause pour un investissement en RDC
- Belga
- 18 November 2019
Quatre banques européennes de développement, dont la société publique belge Bio, financent une entreprise produisant de l’huile de palme en République démocratique du Congo qui viole les droits des travailleurs et rejette des déchets non traités, a déclaré l’organisation de défense des droits de l’homme Human Rights Watch
Harassment and arbitrary arrests of land defenders in the DRC
- RIAO-RDC
- 28 October 2019
RIAO-RDC and its international partners demand the immediate and unconditional release of nine land defenders who are currently being held in Kisangani Central Prison under the direction of the Canadian plantation company PHC-Feronia.
Harcèlement et arrestations arbitraires de défenseurs des terres en RD Congo
- RIAO-RDC
- 27 October 2019
Le RIAO-RDC et ses partenaires internationaux exigent la libération immédiate et sans conditions de leurs membres et leaders communautaires qui sont actuellement en détention à la prison centrale de Kisangani sous l'impulsion de la PHC-Feronia.
HAIG divests Australia's largest macadamia portfolio to Belgian sugar producer Finasucre in $60M deal
- GAI
- 22 October 2019
Belgian sugar producer Finasucre has agreed to acquire the Winfield Road aggregation – the largest Macadamia portfolio in Australia – from Hancock Agricultural Investment Group for a record-breaking $59.2 million.
Socfin Cambodia position statement
- Socfin
- 18 October 2019
Recently some articles have been released in the French and Cambodian press regarding a procedure contesting our responsible management and Bolloré’s alleged liability in our activities in Cambodia (1-10-2019).
Dutch development bank funded projects tied to murder, land-grabs: report.
- Dutch News
- 15 October 2019
The Dutch newspaper Trouw identified at least seven projects that FMO funded in which the companies involved were connected to murder, intimidation, environmental damage, arbitrary arrests and land grabbing.
Combien de temps la Belgique restera-t-elle complice des crimes des multinationales?
- Le Vif
- 13 October 2019
Un traité contraignant visant à garantir le respect des droit humains par les firmes transnationales est urgent vu l'ampleur des violations commises par des sociétés comme la SOCFIN en Sierra Leone