Locals tire of slow progress of rubber plantationsVietNamNet Bridge - The decision to contribute land for rubber plantations has turned out to be a heavy burden on Son La’s people. “We contributed 1.6 hectares of land to grow rubber and I officially became a latex exploitation worker. Ca Thi Muon, a resident of Ca hamlet, said that local people are ‘hovering between life and death’ because of rubber plants. The investors, who persuaded people to contribute land to grow rubber, reassured them that rubber would help locals escape poverty because rubber is considered ‘white gold’. The investors, who persuaded people to contribute land to grow rubber, reassured them that rubber would help locals escape poverty because rubber is considered ‘white gold’.

Source: VietNamNet News December 27, 2017 03:56 UTC