Two of the Ivorians who transported poisonous waste from oil giant Trafigura in 2006 made several attempts this week to get in touch with the management at the head office in Amsterdam. The men wanted to ask the billion dollar company to apologise for concealing the harmful nature of the waste that they had to transport from the Probo Koala. The waste ended up at numerous locations in and around the capital, Abidjan. According to the Ivorian authorities, sixteen people died from the waste and many tens of thousands of people became ill. The drivers also claim that their health has been damaged by the chemicals they transported. According to Trafigura, the waste has not caused any serious harm. Read more »
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