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Статья

10 Июн 2022

Автор:
Fian-Belgium, FODER, ReAct Transnational, Sherpa & other organisations,
Автор:
// Fian-Belgique, FODER, ReAct Transnational, Sherpa et d'autres organisations

Cameroon : French appeal judge rejects Bolloré's nullity request in lawsuit about activities of Socapalm subsidiary

"Bolloré case: associations’ victory in the Cameroonian palm oil case confirmed", 9 Jun 2022

In 2010, Sherpa had referred to the OECD’s non-judicial mechanism (National Contact Point) regarding the activities of Socapalm – the Cameroonian palm plantation indirectly owned by SOCFIN, itself owned by Bolloré – concerning social, environmental and land issues affecting local communities and workers. At the end of the mediation before the NCP, Sherpa and Bolloré agreed on an action plan, under which Bolloré committed to exerting its influence to remedy these problems on and around the plantations. 

As Bolloré finally announced that it would not implement the plan, it remained unimplemented. Sherpa and the organisations ReAct, GRAIN, FIAN-Belgium, Bread For All, SYNAPARCAM, FODER, SNJP, the Amicale des Riverains d’Edéa and the SATAM trade union then decided to take the multinational to court in 2019 in order to demand its forced execution.

After a first victory in 2021, the judge again rejected the claims made by Bolloré on procedural grounds....

...The appeal judges again rejected the request for nullity made by Bolloré on this basis.

This decision is a further step towards the implementation of the action plan by Bolloré, and therefore towards the long-awaited improvement of the living conditions of the affected communities. In addition to the years of negotiations before the NCP, through procedural arguments, Bolloré hasbeen delaying for the past 3 years the substantive debates on its responsibility...

For Emmanuel Elong, SYNAPARCAM: “The respect of the commitments made by the Bolloré group during the negotiation of the action plan is essential for the improvement of the living conditions of the local communities and workers of Socapalm, who still need assistance”.