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An Amsterdam appeals court Friday upheld a million-euro fine against multinational oil trader Trafigura for the illegal export of toxic waste, later dumped in Ivory Coast after a stopover in the Netherlands.
Environmental group Greenpeace said in a statement Friday it was “pleased international crimes committed against the environment by Trafigura have been punished.” “This ruling is a warning to all companies who see Africa as a dumping ground,” said Marietta Harjono, who heads Greenpeace’s campaign against toxic waste…
Trafigura: The Abidjan Dumping, Background; Greenpeace
Trafigura, the Dutch-headed multinational responsible for dumping toxic waste in the Côte d’Ivoire in 2006.Here is the story of their involvement in the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast and subsequent environmental and human disaster it caused in Côte d’Ivoire…
