-Cavalla Rubber and Maryland Oil Palm Becomes Initial Start
IPNEWS: The National Beruru of Concession is expected to initiate vegrious revisit of major concession agreement specifically companies operating in pleebo sodoken district number#2 in Maryland county.
The exercise will targets the Cavalla Rubber Corporation (CRC) that is involved in the Rubber production and the Maryland oil palm plantation (MOPP) that is involved in the production of palm operating in pleebo sodoken district Maryland county over decades with out revisiting previous agreement entered into by both concession and affected communities including government of Liberia and other requisite authorities.
Residents in affected communities of the companies described the move by the national beruru of concession as significant nothing that process will create a open dialogue with affected communties and the companies to dave into previous agreement that seens to be affecting thir lifes.
Several citizens from the district have expressed to this paper that reviewing the concession agreements with both companies is a significant step towards improving the livelihoods of Liberians residing in the district. They believe this process will provide a mechanism through which affected communities within the concession areas can become direct beneficiaries of essential services.
The residents noted that both the Cavalla Rubber Corporation (CRC) and the Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) have been operating in Maryland County for over a decade without revisiting the agreements made by previous management and governments. They argue that this situation has led to poor labor practices and brought in foreigners to occupy positions that Marylanders and other Liberians are fully capable of holding.
In the areas where these companies operate, there are no hospitals for workers’ children, no schools, and while they initially established camps for workers to stay, those facilities have since been destroyed. The residents are left questioning the motives behind this decision and are still waiting for a response from the companies. Additionally, there is a lack of safe drinking water, among other pressing needs.
