Taiwanese activists joined with Vietnamese environmentalists to protest Formosa near its headquarters in Taipei
The demonstrators chanted “Formosa: out of Vietnam” and “We want the truth”, demanding the Taiwanese company to clean the environment in Vietnam’s central region and provide sufficient compensation for local people affected by the firm’s discharge tons of very toxic industrial waste in sea water in the region and other localities before withdrawing its businesses from the Southeast Asian nation.
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 11, 2016
On August 10, around 100 environmentalists from Vietnam and Taiwan held a demonstration outside the headquarters of Taiwanese Formosa Plastic Group in Taipei, calling the conglomerate to leave Vietnam after causing an environmental disaster which has affected hundreds of people in Vietnam’s central coastal region, foreign media has reported.
The demonstrators chanted “Formosa: out of Vietnam” and “We want the truth”, demanding the Taiwanese company to clean the environment in Vietnam’s central region and provide sufficient compensation for local people affected by the firm’s discharge of tons of very toxic industrial waste in sea water in the region and other localities before withdrawing its businesses from the Southeast Asian nation, Reuters and AFP reported Wednesday.
Protesters also criticized what they saw as a lack of transparency in the Vietnamese government’s handling of the matter, urging Formosa to disclose the investigation report on the pollution and ensure that victims are sufficiently compensated.
“Formosa is not the only party in this incident. The Vietnamese authorities need to demonstrate greater transparency and release its investigative report,” U.S.-based activist Duy Hoang was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Due to the dumping of toxic chemicals by Formosa steel plant in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh, hundreds tons of fish died in the coast of four provinces Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue in April-May.
Vietnam’s social networks have reported that many people had suffered from water pollution and contaminated fish and some of them died, however, the state-run media has remained silent while no official information from the government was available.
In late June, the Vietnamese government said that the $10.6 billion steel project allowed toxic waste to enter the sea in one of Vietnam’s biggest environmental disasters. Formosa, one of the communist country’s biggest investors, admitted its steel plant caused massive fish deaths along a 200 km stretch of coastline in April and pledged a compensation of $500 million.
The pollution caused by Formosa steel plant has caused widespread anger among Vietnam’s public. Thousands of them have rallied in streets since early May. In response, Vietnam’s government has deployed the security forces to violently suppress local activists, many of them have been detained, beaten, intimidated and persecuted.
The Formosa steel plant continues its operations, said some Vietnamese activists.
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August 11, 2016
Vietnamese, Taiwanese Environmentalists Hold Anti-Formosa Demonstration in Taipei
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Taiwanese activists joined with Vietnamese environmentalists to protest Formosa near its headquarters in Taipei
by Vu Quoc Ngu, Aug 11, 2016
On August 10, around 100 environmentalists from Vietnam and Taiwan held a demonstration outside the headquarters of Taiwanese Formosa Plastic Group in Taipei, calling the conglomerate to leave Vietnam after causing an environmental disaster which has affected hundreds of people in Vietnam’s central coastal region, foreign media has reported.
The demonstrators chanted “Formosa: out of Vietnam” and “We want the truth”, demanding the Taiwanese company to clean the environment in Vietnam’s central region and provide sufficient compensation for local people affected by the firm’s discharge of tons of very toxic industrial waste in sea water in the region and other localities before withdrawing its businesses from the Southeast Asian nation, Reuters and AFP reported Wednesday.
Protesters also criticized what they saw as a lack of transparency in the Vietnamese government’s handling of the matter, urging Formosa to disclose the investigation report on the pollution and ensure that victims are sufficiently compensated.
“Formosa is not the only party in this incident. The Vietnamese authorities need to demonstrate greater transparency and release its investigative report,” U.S.-based activist Duy Hoang was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Due to the dumping of toxic chemicals by Formosa steel plant in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh, hundreds tons of fish died in the coast of four provinces Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue in April-May.
Vietnam’s social networks have reported that many people had suffered from water pollution and contaminated fish and some of them died, however, the state-run media has remained silent while no official information from the government was available.
In late June, the Vietnamese government said that the $10.6 billion steel project allowed toxic waste to enter the sea in one of Vietnam’s biggest environmental disasters. Formosa, one of the communist country’s biggest investors, admitted its steel plant caused massive fish deaths along a 200 km stretch of coastline in April and pledged a compensation of $500 million.
The pollution caused by Formosa steel plant has caused widespread anger among Vietnam’s public. Thousands of them have rallied in streets since early May. In response, Vietnam’s government has deployed the security forces to violently suppress local activists, many of them have been detained, beaten, intimidated and persecuted.
The Formosa steel plant continues its operations, said some Vietnamese activists.