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The transportation of Toxic waste to the Ivory Coast, a country in South Africa, is allegedly responsible for the injury of thousands of local people living on the coast line. It is reported that Trafigura, a British and Dutch based company, had attempted to acquire a Dutch Contractor to clean up the waste on one of its ships but the price was too high so the company employed an Ivorian Company to dispose of the waste. The company Trafigura denies any wrong doing.<\/p>\n
A UN report shows that the dumped waste can very likely be held accountable for the death of fifteen people<\/strong> in the area, strong evidence suggests. The company has pleaded not guilty to the three charges that they face: It Illegally exported toxic waste from a European County to Africa, that it delivered toxic waste to a Dutch contractor without revealing how toxic it was and that the company falsified papers.<\/p>\n It has also been reported that Trafigura paid \u00a3104m to the Ivory Coast Government in 2007. Trafigura also paid \u00a332m in an out of court settlement to those people who said they had been injured due to the disposal of the waste.<\/p>\n This is unacceptable, it seems that the multimillion pound company feel as though they are above the law and clearly has not taken into account any thoughts for the people whose lives they have compromised as a result of their behaviour.<\/p>\n
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