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Bidco-04/Thika

Issues

Labor

Description: Complaint raises concerns about violations of appropriate labor standards related to the project, including issues regarding compensation, workplace conditions, retaliation, and child or forced labor.

Complaints with this Issue: 95

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Sectors

Chemicals

Description: Project relates to the development or production of chemical compounds, including construction and operation of production facilities.

Complaints in this Sector: 10

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Manufacturing

Description: Project relates to large scale production of goods, including production capacity and infrastructure.

Complaints in this Sector: 50

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Project

Name: Bidco Bev & Det

Investments: IFC 33385

Client: Bidco Africa Limited

Support: Loans

Country: Kenya

Complaint

IAM: Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO)

ID: kenya-bidco-04thika

Date Filed: May 23, 2017

Status: Monitoring

Description

In May 2017, a former employee of the Bidco Oil Refineries Limited lodged a complaint with CAO, claiming to represent more than 480 other former employees (the complainants). The complainants allege that their contracts were unfairly terminated in response to their demand to receive overdue benefits, including leave allowance accrued during their employment. The workers also claimed working under poor conditions while employed at the clients facilities. They also claimed the client prevented them from joining a trade union.

Complaint Stages

Filing

May 23, 2017

Filing

Status:

Start Date: May 23, 2017

Registration

Not Undertaken

Registration

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not offered by mechanism, Stage is not practiced by mechanism

Eligibility

May 23, 2017 -

July 31, 2017

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: May 23, 2017

End Date: July 31, 2017

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Actor(s) involved refused to participate

Compliance Review

March 6, 2018 -

Oct. 2, 2018

Compliance Review

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: March 6, 2018

End Date: Oct. 2, 2018

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: Yes

Monitoring

Oct. 2, 2018

Monitoring

Status: In Progress

Start Date: Oct. 2, 2018

Closed

Not Closed

Timeline