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Socfin/Bolloré : une enquête internationale confirme les accusations des communautés dans les plantations en Afrique et en Asie
- Collectif
- 01 July 2025
Depuis des décennies, les communautés riveraines des plantations du groupe Socfin dénoncent les pratiques abusives de l'entreprise, qui vont de l'accaparement des terres à la violence sexuelle. Aujourd'hui, leurs plaintes ont été validées par une source surprenante : les propres consultants rémunérés de Socfin, qui ont conclu que la plupart des plaintes sont au moins partiellement fondées et que la grande majorité des abus sont de la responsabilité de l'entreprise.
Investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia
- 01 July 2025
For decades, communities around the Socfin rubber and oil palm plantations have railed against the company's abusive practices, which range from land grabs to sexual violence. Now their complaints have been vindicated by a surprising source: Socfin's own paid consultants, who have concluded that most of the complaints are at least partially founded, and that the vast majority of the abuses are the responsibility of the corporation.
CBA to boost Cambodian banana exports to China
- Borneo Bulletin
- 09 June 2025
Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co Ltd (CBA), a Chinese enterprise, harvests Cavendish bananas from 500 hectares of plantations in Cambodia, and aims to expand on another 200 hectares by 2026.
The abuse allegations at rubber plantations supplying top tiremakers
- Bloomberg
- 16 April 2025
Bloomberg's Big Take podcast looks at an investigation into allegations of sexual coercion at plantations run by Socfin, a rubber company supplying top tiremakers.
The Rubber Barons: Sex for work allegations hang over Socfin plantations supplying top tiremakers
- Bloomberg
- 16 April 2025
Hubert Fabri and Vincent Bolloré own plantations accused of land appropriation and labor abuses. Their company says it has taken steps to improve matters, but a trip to West Africa shows sexual coercion claims remain widespread.
Three Chinese companies won economic land concessions in Ratanakiri Province
- Weixin
- 16 Mar 2025
According to Cambodian media, the Ratanakiri Provincial Information Bureau recently issued a notice announcing the approval of 17 foreign-funded enterprises to obtain economic land concessions (ELC) in the province, covering agricultural planting, agro-industrial integration and beef cattle breeding. Among foreign companies that have obtained economic land concessions, Vietnamese companies dominate, followed by Chinese and Indian companies. In addition, 10 local companies have also obtained land investment with a total area of 146,366 hectares.
Kuy indigenous demand resolution over land dispute in Preah Vihear
- CamboJa News
- 04 Mar 2025
Indigenous community members in Preah Vihear province sought intervention for their communal land, which has been allegedly cleared by a company, Santana Agro Product Co Ltd., said to belong to a senior provincial official — a claim that has been denied by another official on the basis that it involves individual developers instead.
THACO invests $1B in Cambodia agriculture, eyes $800M yearly revenue by 2028
- Phnom Penh Post
- 17 February 2025
THACO AGRI, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Truong Hai Group Corporation (THACO), operates fruit farms and cattle ranches on over 33,000 ha in Kratie and Ratanakiri provinces.
Pilleurs de Terre : à qui profite l’impunité ?
- Pressenza
- 14 October 2024
Pilleurs de Terre est un long-métrage documentaire réalisé par Fanny Paloma Escobar, qui suit les luttes des communautés autochtones contre les accaparements de terres par des filiales du groupe Bolloré, au Cambodge et au Cameroun. À travers cette interview, elle partage son parcours, les défis de la réalisation, et ses espoirs pour l’avenir de son film.
Food security to be a core business for Mega First
- The Edge
- 03 July 2024
Malaysia's MEGA First Corp Bhd has 1,830ha of coconut trees and 730ha of macadamia trees planted in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, where it has slightly more than 6,000ha of concession land.
Koh Kong’s Chorng Indigenous People struggle with arrests and lawsuits in REDD+ zone
- CamboJa News
- 03 July 2024
Chorng indigenous community, who live around Cardamom Mountain National Park in Koh Kong province, Cambodia, experienced difficulties obtaining forest products or practicing rotational farming near their village as they have been informed that those areas are in the REDD+ zone, although there was no clear boundary.
Investigation confirms more abuses on Cameroon, Sierra Leone Socfin plantations
- Mongabay
- 27 June 2024
Earthworm investigators told Mongabay they were shocked by some of their findings of sexual harassment and gender-based violence on Socfin's plantations. "If they don’t make progress on these issues, we would stop working with them, as that’s our mission as a foundation.”