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Guinea: Palma Guinée-01

Issues

Community health and safety

Description: Complaint raises concerns related to public health and safety including incidents of or an increase in accidents, release of hazardous materials, and spread of diseases. Concerns related to retaliation and/or violence are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 373

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Consultation and disclosure

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding inadequate or absent consultation about or disclosure of project information, including project impacts and/or mitigation plans.

Complaints with this Issue: 550

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Due diligence

Description: Complaint raises concerns about inadequate or absent prior investigation of project impacts.

Complaints with this Issue: 484

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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: 115

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Sectors

Infrastructure

Description: Project relates to construction or improvement of large structures, facilities, or public works projects. Examples include roads and other transportation projects, sanitation and water treatment facilities, power plants, and industrial facilities.

Complaints in this Sector: 1183

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Project

Name: Palma Guinea

Investments: IFC/MIGA 32408

Client: Palma Guinée S.A.

Support: Loans

Country: Guinea

Complaint

IAM: Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO)

ID: FY23/14

Date Filed: Jan. 19, 2023

Date Closed: June 29, 2024

Status: Closed Without Outputs

Description

A complaint was filed to CAO on January 19, 2023 by the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco, and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) and Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum (GLJ-ILRF) on behalf of the workers of the Sheraton Grand Conakry hotel. The complainants alleged labor-related issues, particularly unpaid wages, unsafe working conditions, lack of health benefits, and interference with their rights to participate in, and be represented by, a trade union including: delaying the election of workers’ representatives; discouraging trade union activity through misinformation, intimidation, and retaliation; and unfair and unlawful termination practices with no alternatives to retrenchment or assurances of future employment provided, which resulted in financial consequences. The complainants also raised concerns about failure to properly inform workers of health impacts due to mold contamination found in December 2021 which resulted in the closure of the Sheraton Grand Conakry hotel. They also raised concerns about lack of due diligence by IFC to ensure that their client was compliant with IFC’s Performance Standards (PS).

Complaint Stages

Filing

Jan. 19, 2023

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Jan. 19, 2023

Registration

Not Undertaken

Registration

Status: Not Undertaken

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

Eligibility

Jan. 19, 2023 -

Jan. 8, 2024

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Jan. 19, 2023

End Date: Jan. 8, 2024

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Actor(s) involved refused to participate, All parties involved refused to go through dispute resolution

Compliance Review

Jan. 8, 2024 -

June 29, 2024

Compliance Review

Status: Closed Without Output

Explanation: Mechanism deemed involvement unnecessary; Rejected at appraisal or similar

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Rejected at appraisal or similar

Closed

June 29, 2024

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