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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emily Dugan, Grace Murray and Edwin Okoth

Major human rights violations at Del Monte farm in Kenya, report finds

Stolen pineapples being sold by the roadside in Murang'a county, Kenya.
Stolen pineapples being sold in Murang'a county, Kenya. The report says ordinary bystanders are sometimes perceived to be thieves and are at risk of being harassed and arrested by guards. Photograph: Brian Otieno/The Guardian

Major human rights violations are being committed at a vast Del Monte pineapple farm in Kenya where there have been numerous deaths and violence, according to the conclusions of an unpublished report.

The findings, seen by the Guardian, are highly critical of Del Monte Kenya and include claims that the company’s employees are working with a cartel of thieves, providing them with intelligence. The report says the farm has serious problems with organised pineapple theft, losing crops to gangs at a large scale.

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