Deal #6390
Lao PDR
Created at
2014-11-17
Last update
2022-10-05
Last full update
2022-10-05
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Ban Nayang
Name of indigenous people
Khmu
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
In Nambak the Sino-Lao Chilan Rubber Development Company was granted a 50-year concession in 2004, arriving in Ban Namai in 2006 to inform villagers and to start converting the leased upland. Existing customary rights were erased in this process as both Tai-Lue but mostly Khmu villagers were dispossessed of their upland holdings.
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Violence
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
Villagers stated that they wanted to file a complaint with the authorities but were too afraid of doing so and instead silently bore the loss of their land.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
The villagers anticipated employment opportunities in tapping once the rubber matured; however, these jobs had not yet materialized in 2016.