NEW:
Sullivan report slams RD operations
"people are now locked in a cycle of
dependency"
RD Tuna Killing Dolphin
"two to three dolphins are caught per catch .. [they
die and] are thrown overboard"
Recall of Tuna in Michigan
375,000 cans of swollen tuna returned to RD
Poor hygeine at RD Cannery
"After using the toilet you were supposed to bend over the sink, open the
tap and wipe your ass with your bare hands."
Nobnob landowners angry at pollution outflows from
Siar cannery
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Members of the Kananam community
(Madang, Papua New Guinea) have formed the Idawad Association
to protest the development of a huge tuna cannery on their land.
The wholly Filipino owned company R.D. Tuna have gained access to a wharf facility
on Kananam land,
after a land deal with the Catholic Church and the madang Provincial
Government
carried out behind the backs of Kananam landowners
Now the entire cannery (presently located between Madang City and
the wharf)
is due to be expanded and relocated to Kananam land.
Kananam leaders such as James Sungai and Francis Gem are furious,
and point out that:
