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Sidoarjo Mud Volcano – A Bakrie Group Response
Last week’s edition of CSR Asia covered the devastating mud volcano that has impacted thousands of Indonesians and the role the Ruggie Framework could play in alleviating business and human rights issues associated to this disaster. Unfortunately the story is incorrect, misleading and contrary to the facts and therefore it is unlikely the Ruggie Framework has any relevance to this particular issue...What CSR Asia neglected to report is the continued social and financial assistance provided by the Bakrie family towards the affected residents and businesses. This assistance was revised a number of times between 2006-2009 to incorporate greater needs of the residents and businesses within an area designated by the Government and legalized via a Presidential decree...