PARIS: Some multinationals working in conflict zones are turning to ethically dubious practices to keep their factories operating, employees working and goods flowing.

French-Swiss cement manufacturer LafargeHolcim admitted earlier this month that it resorted to “unacceptable” practices in 2013 and 2014 to keep its Jalabiya plant in Syria running until it was seized by the Islamic State. In practice this amounted to the financing of armed groups.

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