Deal #3458 Version #61277

22 Liberian Indigenous communities

lack of consultation as early as the original establishment in 1959. The current investor did not take this lack of consultation into account when it gained the rights to the land. Local communities have not been consulted on further expansions since 2007.

communities filed a complaint with the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) at the IFC on 27 May 2019 alleged that the expansion has undermined their livelihoods and has been accompanied by violence against women and community leaders. The abuses include mass land seizures and displacements of indigenous, destruction of sacred heritage and livelihood sites

forced eviction and economic displacement. However, no specific figures found on the actual numbers.

The Bread for All report mentions incidents of a wide range of issues such as polluted water, lower food security, loss of sacred forests, evictions and violence used against workers and community members. Land grab and forced eviction, economic displacement and loss of livelihood, employment conditions and labor rights violations, water pollution, gender-based violence and threats of reprisals and intimidation

One report states compensation was not paid.

"He revealed that his company in 2014 started the construction of a six classroom school building for the benefit of the citizens of Kwata but had to halt the work due to some disagreement that ensued between management and citizens of the town."

The benefits (school, clinic, roads, capacity building) mainly accrue to the company's employees and not to the wider local community members. "He revealed that his company in 2014 started the construction of a six classroom school building for the benefit of the citizens of Kwata but had to halt the work due to some disagreement that ensued between management and citizens of the town."

communities filed a complaint with the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) at the IFC on 27 May 2019 alleged that the expansion has undermined their livelihoods and has been accompanied by violence against women and community leaders. Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) responded to the communities that their complaint meets its three eligibility criteria in June 2019. on Monday, May 27, 2019 a coalition of ten international NGOs, filed a lawsuit against the French Bollore Group. Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD), Green Advocates (GA), Natural Resource Women Platform personnel and an international partner are assisting the community. They were in the village investigating the community claims when they and community were attacked- they are blaming the investor.