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 <br>25 November 2019<br>
 <br>Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a rights group has actually said.<br>
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 <br>The UK government's development bank, CDC, owns 38% of Feronia in DR Congo.<br>
 <br>It said Feronia had actually invested heavily in protective equipment and all employees were required to wear it.<br>
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 <br>Feronia and its regional subsidiary, Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC), utilize thousands of employees at palm oil plantations in DR Congo.<br>[valuablemedsseller.com](http://valuablemedsseller.com/?wm=2309&tr=23058)
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 <br>"These banks can play a crucial function promoting advancement, however they are undermining their mission by stopping working to guarantee the company they fund respects the rights of its employees and communities on the plantations," HRW researcher Luciana Téllez-Chávez stated.<br>
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 <br>Impotence - along with shortness of breath, headaches, and weight loss that the workers complained about - were health issue "consistent with direct exposure to pesticides in general, as described in clinical literature", HRW stated.<br>
 <br>"Many [likewise] struggled with skin irritation, itchiness, blisters, eye issues, or blurred vision - all symptoms that follow what scientific texts and the items' labels explain as health repercussions of exposure to these pesticides," the rights group included.<br>
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 <br>"If pesticides inadvertently spilled, the toxic liquid would likely touch their skin," she added.<br>
 <br>What else does HRW say?<br>
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 <br>What is the UK advancement bank's action?<br>
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 <br>"It is the aim of the company to develop treatment plants for POME, but is regrettably not in a monetary position to do so currently as it continues to make heavy losses.<br>
 <br>"In addition, the business has actually refurbished or dug 72 new boreholes for the provision of clean water in the last 6 years."<br>
 <br>What does Feronia state?<br>
 <br>The company said working conditions had actually improved considerably considering that the involvement of the European banks in 2013.<br>[neededpillsstore.com](http://neededpillsstore.com/?wm=2309&tr=23058)
 <br>Employees were now paid substantially more than the base pay for farming in DR Congo and the average employee earned $3.30 each day - greater than what a local instructor would earn, it stated.<br>
 <br>It likewise confirmed that it had actually invested significantly in access to safe drinking water.<br>
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