Holcim – the parent company of Aggregate Industries, and the ultimate beneficiary of any winnings at Straitgate Farm – is in the news again, for all the wrong reasons: Kenya: Nightmare at Bamburi Farm:
#Kenya: Swiss-owned cement company @Holcim & US-owned security company @G4S, working alongside a special police unit, have been accused of torture, rape, and assault against local villagers in Denyenye, Kwale county.
— Coalition for Human Rights in Development 🌎 (@RightsinDevt) November 15, 2024
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These serial reports of abuses on and around Bamburi Farm have prompted calls for redress by the KMA, the Kenyan Human Rights Commission, Berlin-based Transparency International, and the international Coalition for Human Rights in Development.These groups are preparing a formal complaint about the multinationals Holcim (Bamburi) and G4S (Allied Universal) and their collusion in these brutal attacks to the OECD in Paris.“Multinational companies such as Holcim believe they are above the law and they can commit violations without facing any repercussion,” says Faith Kivuti, Africa regional facilitator of the Community Resource Exchange. “But it’s time to hold them accountable. The OECD complaint against Holcim and G4S is an important step in this direction.”
Last year, a @Holcim employee started asking questions about the potential mistreatment of wastewater at the company’s Louisiana facility. Then they fired him. @IlluminatorLA https://t.co/raTuaSdESa
— Concrete Change (@Concrete_Change) October 21, 2024
