Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
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01/07/2014 | (Dow Chemical) | Residents of Villa Inflamble filed a lawsuit against the 'Argentinian Government, Government of the city of Buenos Aires, and 44 businesses for damages to their health suffered as a result of the pollution of Matanza-Riachuelo River.' | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Business & Human Rights Resource Center | Injuries & Diseases, Pollution | |
07/10/2004 | (Dow Chemical) | Thousands Banana workers file lawsuit in LA against chemical and fresh produce companies over pesticide use in 1980s causing sterility, testicular atrophy, miscarriages, birth defects, liver damage, and cancer when inhaled or absorbed by the skin. | Costa Rica | ENN - Reuters | Injuries & Diseases | |
18/01/2003 | (Dow Chemical) | Companies that produced and used DBCP pesticide in banana plantations - allegedly causing sterility and other health defects - ordered to pay damages to 450 workers - $489.4 million. | Managua, Nicaragua | The New York Times | Injuries & Diseases | |
31/12/1997 | (Dow Chemical) | 26, 000 banana workers compensated by chemical companies over sterility and other health defects caused by DBCP use in 1970s - $41 million. | Central America, Africa, Philipinnes, | Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, BANANAS! | Injuries & Diseases | |
31/12/1989 - 01/01/1970 | (Dow Chemical) | Former Latin American banana laborers in companies such as Chiquita and Dole face sterilization and other health side-effects caused by exposure to pesticide DBCP produced by Shell and Dow. | Latin America | Independent | Injuries & Diseases |