Oil-trading company Trafigura said Sunday it has agreed to a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.
A spokeswoman for Trafigura Beheer BV said the company will pay 950 pounds ($1,546) per person but denied that the toxic waste has caused serious harm. She spoke anonymously in line with company policy. Trafigura would not comment on how many people it will pay, but British law firm Leigh Day, which brought the lawsuit, has said the case involves 30,000 people.
Trafigura said in a statement that the waste from the tanker Probo Koala could have caused "low level flulike symptoms and anxiety." It said there was no evidence the waste caused deaths, miscarriages, stillbirths, birth defects or other serious conditions.
Trafigura insists the waste was not toxic but had a mix of gasoline residues, water and caustic sodas used for cleaning.
A spokeswoman for Trafigura Beheer BV said the company will pay 950 pounds ($1,546) per person but denied that the toxic waste has caused serious harm. She spoke anonymously in line with company policy. Trafigura would not comment on how many people it will pay, but British law firm Leigh Day, which brought the lawsuit, has said the case involves 30,000 people.
Trafigura said in a statement that the waste from the tanker Probo Koala could have caused "low level flulike symptoms and anxiety." It said there was no evidence the waste caused deaths, miscarriages, stillbirths, birth defects or other serious conditions.
Trafigura insists the waste was not toxic but had a mix of gasoline residues, water and caustic sodas used for cleaning.
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