This briefing note explains how local organizations can use land contracts and OpenLandContracts.org to help communities.
Une dizaine de manifestants se sont rassemblés mercredi matin devant la tour Bolloré à Puteaux où se déroulait l'assemblée générale des actionnaires du groupe, pour dénoncer les «exactions causées par les activités des plantations agro-industrielles» de palmiers à huile, de la Socfin.
La semaine aura été chargée pour Hubert Fabri, Vincent Bolloré et les autres dirigeants des deux multinationales
Marie-Laure Guislain commente la poursuite en justice du groupe Bolloré par dix associations pour des problèmes sociaux, environnementaux et fonciers au Cameroun, où l'entreprise ne respecte pas les engagements qu'elle avait pris en 2013
A Chinese-backed firm is growing bananas on 2,000 hectare of land promised by the government of Laos as compensation to survivors of a 2018 dam collapse.
- Radio Free Asia
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29 May 2019
Two major rubber plantation companies are under intense pressure from affected communities to immediately halt further illegal expansion and encroachment of their ancestral lands and withdraw from those illegally occupied areas.
- Front Page Africa Online
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29 May 2019
Pour dénoncer les violences faites aux femmes des communautés locales, des militantes se mobilisent devant l’Assemblée Générale du Groupe Bolloré.
Pretenden conocer la propiedad y que se cumpla con la ley que limita la extranjerización de tierras rurales.
Canadian company operating oil palm plantations in the DR Congo announces new round of share sales to its existing shareholders, including the UK's CDC Group and the African Agricultural Fund.
- Globe Newswire
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28 May 2019
Vinamilk, Vietnam’s largest dairy company, has teamed up with Lao and Japanese businesses to build an organic dairy farm and resort in Xieng Khuang province, Laos. The first phase of the farm will cover 5,000 ha and the second phase is expected to expand the farm to 15,000-20,000 ha.
- Vientiane Times
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28 May 2019
As Bolloré Group heads to its annual shareholder meeting this week, the company is facing a new lawsuit against its Socfin interests, filed on behalf of Cameroonian palm oil workers by a group of NGOs demanding better working conditions for them.
Une action de solidarité avec les communautés affectées par les plantations de SOCFIN en Afrique et en Asie a été menée au Luxembourg ce 28 mai durant l’Assemblée générale de la multinationale. Une dizaine d’activistes ont directement participé à l’AG pour dénoncer ses agissements et réclamer des actions immédiates.
An action of solidarity with the communities affected by SOCFIN's plantations in Africa and Asia was carried out in Luxembourg today during the multinational's General Assembly. About 10 activists participated in the GA to denounce the situation and demand immediate action.
For Saudi state-based SALIC the investment in Hummingbird reflects its ambitions to evolve into a global agribusiness investment company, and is a strong strategic move after its string of farmland deals this past year.
In a complaint filed today, 22 Liberian indigenous villagers say the Salala Rubber Corporation is using World Bank money to expand and operate its Liberian plantations through illegal land grabs, sexual violence and intimidation of human rights defenders.
- Green Advocates
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27 May 2019