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Company Response

13 Feb 2024

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By Sosucam (part of Somdia)

Somdia response to allegations of precarious working conditions in Cameroon

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I, the undersigned Jean-Pierre CHAMPEAUX, acting in my capacity as General Director of Sosucam … hereby intend to make use of our right of response…

The Somdia Group and its subsidiaries, in particular Sosucam, are particularly committed to respecting the strictest principles in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…

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Sosucam is committed to the deployment of an occupational health and safety (OHS) policy aimed at preventing workplace accidents and protecting workers…

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It is important for us to emphasize here that Sosucam declares all of its workers and pays the required social security contributions to the National Social Security Fund…

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Concerning the protection of our workers and as part of the implementation of our OHS standards, a study of the dangers was carried out by an approved firm on each of our sites, followed by a risk analysis by workstation…

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Sosucam is committed to access to education and the promotion of local skills through dedicated training programs and an anchored societal development policy…

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As part of its sustainable development policy, legal requirements and its CSR commitments, Sosucam has implemented, until the end of 2022, 4 Environmental and Social Management Plans “ESMPs” …

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