The deputies adopted on Thursday at first reading a text recognizing the “responsibility” of the State in the chlordecone scandal. The socialist bill was passed unanimously by voters, with the majority groups abstaining, and will continue its parliamentary journey in the Senate.
The deputies adopted Thursday at first reading a text recognizing the “responsibility” of the State in the chlordecone scandal, a pesticide widespread in the banana plantations of Guadeloupe and Martinique until 1993 even though its harmfulness had been known for years . The socialist bill, carried by the Guadeloupe deputy Elie Califer, was voted unanimously by voters, the majority groups having abstained, and will continue its parliamentary journey in the Senate.
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