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On December 17, 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, a 26 year old street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi lit himself on fire. The theft and beatings from the local government officials had become too much for this man to bear. His livelihood had been ruined and there was nothing he could do about it; he felt powerless.

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Dutch Trading Company, Trafigura, has agreed to pay $46m to the 30,000 people who were harmed because of their illegal dumping of toxic waste in the African state of Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).  This is to be in addition to the $198 million that was paid by Trafigura directly to the government of Cote d’Ivoire.

This case caught my attention for a few reasons. First off, anytime a multi-national corporation is accused of harming 30,000 people in Africa I think it is important to say something.

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