DIVEST HONDURAS

The Honduran government has killed dozens of peaceful protesters since the controversial election at the end of 2017.

The videos linked to this site illustrate an important point: flagrant human rights abuses by a country’s security forces can damage its economy.     

 
We are researching a campaign on corporate divestment, which we will implement if human rights conditions do not improve and the situation clearly warrants such action.

See the list of companies with investments in Honduras below.

In the meantime, if you have investments, please make sure they are placed responsibly, with companies and in countries that guarantee fundamental human rights, including the right to freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, justice and nonrepetition, prior consultation, as required by ILO 169, and the basic right to life.       


U.S. Companies Currently Invested in Honduras

In 2016, there was over $1 billion in U.S. foreign direct investment in Honduras. Over 200 U.S. companies are invested in Honduras to the tune of nearly $25 billion. Here is a list of some of those companies.


 

American Services and Products

Miami-based company that supplied Honduran government with smoke grenades and grenade launchers in 2017.


Cargill

Minneapolis-based corporation with  five third-party mills for palm oil production in Honduras. More information on the relationship between the palm oil industry and extreme violence in Honduras is available here.


Dyncorp

Virginia-based military contractor awarded $22 million contract in 2012 to provided operational support for the Soto Cano Air Base, which the United States operates jointly with Honduras


Energy Transfer Partners

Dallas-based energy company with  plans to invest in "Employment Zones" around hydrocarbon energy generation.


Fruit of the Loom

Kentucky-based clothing manufacturer, part of Berkshire Hathaway, established operations in Honduras in 1993 and now operates eight production facilities throughout the country. In 2014, the company shut down a 600-worker plant in Kentucky and moved the operation to Honduras.


General Electric

Agreement signed with Honduran government in 2015 to provide energy-related services


Hanes

North Carolina-based clothing manufacturer operates 13 facilities in Honduras. More than 15 percent of its 68,000 workers worldwide are based in Honduras.


Keybridge Communications

This public relations firm in Washington, DC signed a contract with the Honduran government in August 2017 to provide it with communications services.


Nonlethal Technologies

This producer of crowd-control equipment from Homer City, Pennsylvania, provided tear gas for Honduran security forces.


Tegu Toys

Toy company created by two U.S. college graduates with offices in Connecticut and Tegucigalpa


Unilever

Major subsidiary in Honduras