Chlordecone: State sentenced to compensate two former agricultural workers in Martinique

On May 12, the Martinique Administrative Court ordered the French government to compensate two former farm workers exposed to chlordecone, a pesticide widely used in Caribbean banana plantations until the early 1990s. Each will receive €10,000 in compensation for the "moral prejudice of anxiety" linked to the high risk of contracting serious illnesses, such as Parkinson's disease or certain blood cancers, recognized as occupational diseases in t…

According to a decision issued on Monday, May 12, 2025, the Martinique Administrative Court ordered the State to compensate up to € 10,000 each two former farm workers for their anxiety damage in connection with their chronic exposure to chlordecone.