the results of a years-long probe into Glencore UK business in Chad, which concludes the miner and commodity trader did not fully comply with the OECD guidelines for multinationals in addressing a 2018 toxic spill at the Badila oilfield.
The complaint was filed by corporate watchdog RAID, the Public Interest Law Center in Chad, and the Association of Young Chadians of the Petroleum Zone . Aristote Benainou Ngarkaya, president of AJTZP, expressed concerns about NCP’s decision. “These recommendations are insufficient. Although Glencore no longer owns PCM, residents continue to live in a polluted area and suffer from the wastewater spill’s effects,” he said
RAID’s executive director, Anneke Van Woudenberg, said the NCP’s findings underscored the need for companies such as like Glencore UK to strengthen their human rights due diligence practices. She added that the lack of direct accountability for addressing the harm caused by the company has left communities in Chad without the remedies they deserve.