Public Development Bank Investigation slams Giant Meat Company for decades of pollution and rights violations in Indigenous communities in Ecuador

Historical pollution, ignored by the BankThe MICI report determined that Pronaca discharged untreated pollutants for several years into the rivers of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas prior to 2000. In 1998, even the parish government of Puerto Limón publicly stated that the company had committed human rights violations. This failure, the MICI concludes, is a violation of Indigenous people’s policy and rights and undermines the legitimacy of the project. “The publication of the MICI report confirms what communities have been denouncing for years: these farms have contaminated and affected our territory. This acknowledgment is a fundamental step toward achieving environmental and social justice.” – Ricardo Calazacón, member of the Tsáchila Nation.