Fish have died massively in Vietnam’s central coast since April 6. Formosa is blamed for the disaster.
Twenty Vietnamese independent civil society organizations and five individuals on April 29 issued a joint statement to express their concerns on the ongoing severe environmental pollution of the Taiwan-invested Formosa steel plant which has caused the massive death of aquatic species in Vietnam’s central coastal areas.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 30, 2016
Twenty Vietnamese independent civil society organizations and five individuals on April 29 issued a joint statement to express their concerns on the ongoing severe environmental pollution of the Taiwan-invested Formosa steel plant which likely has caused the massive death of aquatic species in Vietnam’s central coastal areas.
The joint statement was made after hundreds of tons of aquatic species died along the coast of Vietnam’s central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Ha Tinh from April 6. The en-mass death of aquatic species is caused as local water is polluted with very toxic chemicals, according to experts while Formosa, located in Ha Tinh province, discharged roughly 931,830 cubic meters of wastewater into Vietnam’s sea in the first quarter this year.
One diver died and 15 others were hospitalized for urgent emergency after worked in sea waters in the central region last week, according to Vietnam’s state media.
The leadership of Formosa admitted that they imported 300 tons of very toxic chemicals, including CYC-VPrefilm900, CYC-Vprefilm400, CYC-Vclosetrol360, and CYC-VMA 796 for cleaning their machineries and pipes in its steel project in Ha Tinh.
In their statement, the independent CSOs and five intellectuals request the Taiwanese Formosa to stop discharging improperly-treated waste into environment and apply all measures to clean up the polluted areas as well as compensate for the consequences in environment and livelihood of people in the affected areas.
They also demand Vietnam’s government to tighten control over discharge of toxic waste of Formosa, not allowing the Taiwanese firm to continue to release improperly-treated waste in the environment. The government should close the Formosa steel project if it cannot guarantee not to pollute the surrounding with toxic waste.
Vietnam’s authorities have to launch thorough investigation to find those officials responsible for approving Formosa project without considering its environment impacts or those who failed to control the waste discharge of the project.
The petitioners have urged Vietnam’s public to strongly raise their voices to condemn environment pollution of the country’s key projects, including the bauxite mining projects in the Central Highlands and the nuclear power plants in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
They said Vietnam should not scarify the environment, the country’s sovereignty and interests of poor people for fast growth. Vietnamese people should not tolerate those state officials who have worked for their interest themselves and ignore the nation’s benefits.
Signatories of the joint statement included 11 member of the 15-member Vietnam Independent CSOs Network (VICSON) named Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience, Association of Con Dau Parish, Bach Dang Giang Foundation, Nhon Sanh Caodaist Bloc, Brotherhood for Democracy, Religious and Ethnic Minorities Defenders, Association of Bau Bi Tuong Than, Association of Dan oan Doi Quyen song, Vietnamese Women for Human Rights, Defend the Defenders and Promoted Freedom of Religions and Belief Association.
Other signed parties included Bauxite Vietnam Forum, Civil Society Forum, Association for Religious Freedom Protection, Vietnam Independent Teacher Association, Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, Bloc 8406, and Vietnam Blogger Network.
Formosa Vietnam belongs to Taiwanese Formosa Plastic Group which has bad record of environment protection worldwide. The Germany-based environment organization Ethecon “honored” the Taiwanese firm with “Black Planet Award 2009” for its activities harmful for environment in the global stage.
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May 1, 2016
Vietnamese Independent CSOs Jointly Condemn Formosa’s Discharge of Toxic Chemicals Causing Serious Environment Pollution in Central Coastal Region
by Nhan Quyen • [Human Rights]
Fish have died massively in Vietnam’s central coast since April 6. Formosa is blamed for the disaster.
By Vu Quoc Ngu, April 30, 2016
Twenty Vietnamese independent civil society organizations and five individuals on April 29 issued a joint statement to express their concerns on the ongoing severe environmental pollution of the Taiwan-invested Formosa steel plant which likely has caused the massive death of aquatic species in Vietnam’s central coastal areas.
The joint statement was made after hundreds of tons of aquatic species died along the coast of Vietnam’s central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Ha Tinh from April 6. The en-mass death of aquatic species is caused as local water is polluted with very toxic chemicals, according to experts while Formosa, located in Ha Tinh province, discharged roughly 931,830 cubic meters of wastewater into Vietnam’s sea in the first quarter this year.
One diver died and 15 others were hospitalized for urgent emergency after worked in sea waters in the central region last week, according to Vietnam’s state media.
The leadership of Formosa admitted that they imported 300 tons of very toxic chemicals, including CYC-VPrefilm900, CYC-Vprefilm400, CYC-Vclosetrol360, and CYC-VMA 796 for cleaning their machineries and pipes in its steel project in Ha Tinh.
In their statement, the independent CSOs and five intellectuals request the Taiwanese Formosa to stop discharging improperly-treated waste into environment and apply all measures to clean up the polluted areas as well as compensate for the consequences in environment and livelihood of people in the affected areas.
They also demand Vietnam’s government to tighten control over discharge of toxic waste of Formosa, not allowing the Taiwanese firm to continue to release improperly-treated waste in the environment. The government should close the Formosa steel project if it cannot guarantee not to pollute the surrounding with toxic waste.
Vietnam’s authorities have to launch thorough investigation to find those officials responsible for approving Formosa project without considering its environment impacts or those who failed to control the waste discharge of the project.
The petitioners have urged Vietnam’s public to strongly raise their voices to condemn environment pollution of the country’s key projects, including the bauxite mining projects in the Central Highlands and the nuclear power plants in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
They said Vietnam should not scarify the environment, the country’s sovereignty and interests of poor people for fast growth. Vietnamese people should not tolerate those state officials who have worked for their interest themselves and ignore the nation’s benefits.
Signatories of the joint statement included 11 member of the 15-member Vietnam Independent CSOs Network (VICSON) named Former Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience, Association of Con Dau Parish, Bach Dang Giang Foundation, Nhon Sanh Caodaist Bloc, Brotherhood for Democracy, Religious and Ethnic Minorities Defenders, Association of Bau Bi Tuong Than, Association of Dan oan Doi Quyen song, Vietnamese Women for Human Rights, Defend the Defenders and Promoted Freedom of Religions and Belief Association.
Other signed parties included Bauxite Vietnam Forum, Civil Society Forum, Association for Religious Freedom Protection, Vietnam Independent Teacher Association, Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, Bloc 8406, and Vietnam Blogger Network.
Formosa Vietnam belongs to Taiwanese Formosa Plastic Group which has bad record of environment protection worldwide. The Germany-based environment organization Ethecon “honored” the Taiwanese firm with “Black Planet Award 2009” for its activities harmful for environment in the global stage.