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<br>It stated Feronia had invested heavily in protective equipment and all employees were needed to use it.<br>
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<br>"These banks can play an important function promoting development, however they are undermining their mission by stopping working to guarantee the business they fund respects the rights of its workers and neighborhoods on the plantations," HRW scientist [Luciana Téllez-Chávez](https://www.noagagu.kr/free/57) stated.<br>
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<br>"Many [likewise] struggled with skin inflammation, itching, blisters, eye problems, or blurred vision - all symptoms that are constant with what scientific texts and the products' labels refer to as health effects of direct exposure to these pesticides," the rights group added.<br>
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<br>"If pesticides mistakenly spilled, the hazardous liquid would likely touch their skin," she added.<br>
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<br>"Residents of a village of a number of hundred people downstream informed us the river was their only source of drinking water," Ms Téllez-Chávez stated.<br>
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<br>The rights group also implicated Feronia of paying "extreme poverty" salaries, stating females were the lowest-paid, with some earning as low as $7.30 a month event fruit.<br>
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<br>HRW said the development banks must ensure the businesses they buy pay living salaries to their employees.<br>
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<br>What is the UK advancement bank's response?<br>
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<br>In a declaration, CDC said: "Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) is a natural mix of natural waste oils and fats and has actually been released into rivers since the plantation came into being in 1911 and does not threaten human health.<br>
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<br>"It is the aim of the business to construct treatment plants for POME, but is unfortunately not in a monetary position to do so currently as it continues to make heavy losses.<br>
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<br>"In addition, the company has refurbished or dug 72 new boreholes for the provision of tidy water in the last six years."<br>
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<br>What does Feronia state?<br>
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<br>The company said working conditions had actually enhanced significantly given that the involvement of the European banks in 2013.<br>
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<br>Employees were now paid substantially more than the minimum wage for farming in DR Congo and the typical worker earned $3.30 daily - greater than what a regional teacher would earn, it stated.<br>
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<br>It likewise validated that it had actually invested significantly in access to safe drinking water.<br>
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