Thua Thien – Hue pays second-batch Formosa compensation to fishermen

The People’s Committee of central Thua Thien – Hue province will distribute 200 billion VND (8.8 million USD) in second advanced compensation to households affected by the Formosa marine environmental incident.

Phong Dien district will receive more than VND24 billion (US$1 million), Quang Dien nearly VND14 billion (US$616,000), Phu Vang over VND68.5 billion (over 3 million USD), Phu Loc VND73.6 billion (US$3.23 million ), and Huong Tra town over VND19.7 billion (US$866,800). The Committee requested the five localities ensure the progress of the second batch payment of compensation. 

So far, 18,114 out of 19,000 affected households have received compensation worth a total of nearly VND322 billion (US$14.17 million), accounting for over 80% of the total compensation of VND400 billion (US$17.6 million) in the first phase.

Phong Dien district distributed nearly VND29 billion (US$1.27 million) for 2,046 beneficiaries, Quang Dien district paid over VND25 billion (US$1.1 million) to 1,329 people, Phu Vang district over VND129 billion (US$5.67 million) for 6,156 people, and Huong Tra town over VND19 billion (US$836,000) for 1,552 people.

According to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Dinh Duc, most beneficiaries used their first-batch compensation to upgrade or buy fishing tools.

In late June 2016, Taiwan-invested Hưng Nghiệp Formosa Hà Tĩnh Steel Limited Company admitted responsibility for the environmental incident, which affected the central provinces of Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên-Huế. It pledged VND11.5 trillion (US$500 million) in compensation.

The Ministry of Finance transferred VND3 trillion (US$134 million) to the localities in the initial phase. Of the amount, Thua Thien-Hue got VND400 billion (US$17.6 million), Quang Binh VND1.1 trillion (US$48.5 million), Ha Tinh one trillion VND (US$44.1 million), and Quang Tri VND500 billion (US$22 million).

VNA

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