Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Eligibility: CAO Media Statement, January 26, 2012

...unknown cause affecting thousands of sugarcane workers in Nicaragua. The scientific research was requested by members of a dialogue table consisting of a local community group, the Chichigalpa Association for Life (ASOCHIVIDA), and the management of Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited (NSEL), a major sugar producer in western Nicaragua. ASOCHIVIDA represents about 2,000 former NSEL workers and community members affected by the disease. The dialogue and involvement of Boston University responds to a ...

Complaint > Nicaragua Sugar Estates Limited-01/Leon and Chinandega

Eligibility: English

...unknown, they have been and are currently investing in significant efforts to support their work force affected with CRI by providing medical and hospital assistance. Furthermore, NSEL expressed that they will be willing to support serious and systematic research to find out the causes of this chronic condition. According to all stakeholders met during the field trip, there is a wide social concern in the region regarding CRI and how it is affecting a large number of people and families, both wi...