France Lawmakers Say State Shares Blame for West Indies Pesticide Scandal
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Chlordecone is a pesticide used in banana groves in Guadeloupe and Martinique until 1993 despite warnings from the World Health Organization about its dangerousness.
On Tuesday 2 June, MEPs adopted a bill to recognise the state's "share of responsibility" in the suffering of Guadeloupeans and Martinicians poisoned by this insecticide, used until 1993 in banana plantations. Source link: https://www.liberation.fr/environment/pollution/scandale-du-chlordecone-le-parlement-vote-en-favour-de-recognition-de-la-responsibility-de-letat-2026002_2STBO6W5IFEY3LPVDCPIIVMLGE/ Author: Eléonore Disdero Publish date : 2026-…
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France lawmakers say state shares blame for West Indies pesticide scandal
French lawmakers on Tuesday recognised the state's partial responsibility in allowing a toxic pesticide to be used in the French West Indies despite health warnings, inflicting long-term harm on the…
The text, adopted unanimously, obliges the State to work for the clearance of land and compensation of victims, without making it an obligation. More than 90 per cent of the adult population of the West Indies is contaminated by this pesticide.
On Tuesday 2 June Parliament is to adopt a law recognizing the "share of responsibility" of the state in poisoning the West Indies, where more than 90% of the population is contaminated.
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vosgesmatin.fr"This compromise text will restore a deeply damaged confidence," said MP PS author of the proposal.
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