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Just Transition in the Palm Oil Industry: International Webinar
Term of Reference Background The palm oil industry is booming for several reasons, especially the need for investment to increase economic growth. With the paradigm of economic growth, the government sees that the palm oil industry is able to absorb labor and generate...
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Discussion summary: union organizing in the palm oil plantations
Palm oil plantation has been widely reported for practising various forms of human rights abuses. Given its characteristics of
We condemn the act of expulsion and dismissal by PT. CITRA AGRO KENCANA towards palm oil workers and their families
Without a clear basis, the palm oil company PT. Citra Agro Kencana unilaterally fired 37 workers. Following this decision
The condition of palm oil workers amidst Covid-19 pandemic
Summary of Discussion The discussion on “The condition of palm oil workers amidst Covid-19 pandemic” was held virtually
Stop Forced Eviction Towards Windsor Plantation Workers, Malakoff Company Has to Fulfill Workers’ Housing Rights
In this Covid-19 pandemic difficult times, Windsor plantation workers are threatened with losing their homes. The Malakoff Corporation Berhad,
Precarious Working Conditions on Plantation Owned by Belgian Company SIPEF
After years of working for the palm oil plantation PT. Agro Kati Lama (AKL), Andi (36 years) was suddenly
Forest Stewardship Council to keep Korindo in the fold, for now
Palm oil giant Korindo must “commit to reparations for past [land] conversion practices” in Indonesia or else face expulsion
Agricultural workers call on Philippine government to protest Malaysian government’s planned crackdown on undocumented migrants amid Covid-19 spike
Press statement – June 8, 2021 – UMA The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) today called on
Appeal for Royal Call for a National Moratorium on Raids and Detention until everyone is Vaccinated
The planned crackdown on undocumented migrant workers is a state-endorsed violence aimed at the most vulnerable group of people
Petition: Stop operations to arrest undocumented migrants, focus on the goal of controlling the spread of Covid-19
Calling for endorsement of the petition to the YAB Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The press statements by
The launching of Fact Finding Mission Report: The condition of deported Indonesian migrants during Covid-19
DEPORTEES: “WE ARE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS” The launching of Fact Finding Mission Report: “The condition of deported Indonesian
The condition of palm oil workers amidst Covid-19 pandemic
Summary of Discussion The discussion on “The condition of palm oil workers amidst Covid-19 pandemic” was held virtually
DEPORTEES: “WE’RE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS”
Press Statement – Coalition of Sovereign Migrant Workers and the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission “Indonesian migrant workers were
Workers demand swift implementation of labour law reforms, new minimum wage and minimum housing standards
Press Statement by Labour Law Reform Coalition on 30 April 2021 in Shah Alam In conjunction with Labour Day
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Agricultural workers call on Philippine government to protest Malaysian government’s planned crackdown on undocumented migrants amid Covid-19 spike
Press statement – June 8, 2021 – UMA The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) today called on
Appeal for Royal Call for a National Moratorium on Raids and Detention until everyone is Vaccinated
The planned crackdown on undocumented migrant workers is a state-endorsed violence aimed at the most vulnerable group of people
Petition: Stop operations to arrest undocumented migrants, focus on the goal of controlling the spread of Covid-19
Calling for endorsement of the petition to the YAB Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The press statements by
Workers demand swift implementation of labour law reforms, new minimum wage and minimum housing standards
Press Statement by Labour Law Reform Coalition on 30 April 2021 in Shah Alam In conjunction with Labour Day
The launching of Fact Finding Mission Report: The condition of deported Indonesian migrants during Covid-19
DEPORTEES: “WE ARE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS” The launching of Fact Finding Mission Report: “The condition of deported Indonesian
Discussion summary: union organizing in the palm oil plantations
Palm oil plantation has been widely reported for practising various forms of human rights abuses. Given its characteristics of
We condemn the act of expulsion and dismissal by PT. CITRA AGRO KENCANA towards palm oil workers and their families
Without a clear basis, the palm oil company PT. Citra Agro Kencana unilaterally fired 37 workers. Following this decision
The condition of palm oil workers amidst Covid-19 pandemic
Summary of Discussion The discussion on “The condition of palm oil workers amidst Covid-19 pandemic” was held virtually
Stop Forced Eviction Towards Windsor Plantation Workers, Malakoff Company Has to Fulfill Workers’ Housing Rights
In this Covid-19 pandemic difficult times, Windsor plantation workers are threatened with losing their homes. The Malakoff Corporation Berhad,
DEPORTEES: “WE’RE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS”
Press Statement – Coalition of Sovereign Migrant Workers and the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission “Indonesian migrant workers were
Precarious Working Conditions on Plantation Owned by Belgian Company SIPEF
After years of working for the palm oil plantation PT. Agro Kati Lama (AKL), Andi (36 years) was suddenly
Forest Stewardship Council to keep Korindo in the fold, for now
Palm oil giant Korindo must “commit to reparations for past [land] conversion practices” in Indonesia or else face expulsion
Solidarity
Stop the killings in the Philippines! Prosecute Duterte for his crimes against the Filipino people!
Photo by Lucky Dela Rosa/Philippine Collegian August marks a deadly month of killings in the Philippines under the Duterte
Protect Palm Oil Plantation Workers from Threat of COVID-19
Picture: palm oil harvesters cutting down fruit bunch. Credit: RAN/OPPUK/Nanang Sujana, Press Release Jakarta, August 8th 2021, Transnational Palm
Agricultural workers call on Philippine government to protest Malaysian government’s planned crackdown on undocumented migrants amid Covid-19 spike
Press statement – June 8, 2021 – UMA The Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura (UMA) today called on
Appeal for Royal Call for a National Moratorium on Raids and Detention until everyone is Vaccinated
The planned crackdown on undocumented migrant workers is a state-endorsed violence aimed at the most vulnerable group of people
Petition: Stop operations to arrest undocumented migrants, focus on the goal of controlling the spread of Covid-19
Calling for endorsement of the petition to the YAB Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The press statements by
The Network of Palm Oil Labor Supports Haribo Workers’ Struggle for Their Rights
To our fellow workers of Haribo in Wilkau-Hasslau, Germany Nothing hurts a worker more than losing a job. This
People’s Vote of No Confidence in the Indonesian Goverment and Parliament: Stop the Omnibus Law on Job Creation Now
A student group of environmental in Bogor spread a banner to protest the environmental destruction caused by Omnibus Law
Omnibus Law Is Not Created IN the Interest Of the Little People, Therefore It Must Be Stopped!
Workers in Serang city staged a demonstration to protest Omnibus Law Sunday, October 4, 2020 Joint press release by
We condemn the act of expulsion and dismissal by PT. CITRA AGRO KENCANA towards palm oil workers and their families
Without a clear basis, the palm oil company PT. Citra Agro Kencana unilaterally fired 37 workers. Following this decision
Stop Forced Eviction Towards Windsor Plantation Workers, Malakoff Company Has to Fulfill Workers’ Housing Rights
In this Covid-19 pandemic difficult times, Windsor plantation workers are threatened with losing their homes. The Malakoff Corporation Berhad,
Without workers the world will collapse. Protect the workers against Covid-19, now!
The Transnational Palm Oil Labour Solidarity (TPOLS) Network urges all national governments and all companies to protect workers at
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Just Transition in the Palm Oil Industry: International Webinar
Term of Reference Background The palm oil industry is booming for several reasons, especially the need for investment to increase economic growth. With the paradigm of economic growth, the government sees that the palm oil industry is able to
Just Transition in der Palmölindustrie: Welche Rolle können Arbeiter*innen bei einer sozial-ökologischen Transformation spielen?
Die Palmölindustrie trägt wesentlich zur Klimaerwärmung und zum Artensterben bei. Die ständige Expansion immer neuer Monokulturen in Indonesien, Malaysia und zunehmend auch in Afrika und Lateinamerika zerstört den Regenwald. Die dafür angelegten Waldbrände sind eine neue Quelle von Emissionen.
Just Transition in the Palm Oil Industry – Part 3 (end)
A Just Transition perspective would integrate ecological sustainability and social justice. Photo: Worker’s helmet and fresh fruit bunch, North Sumatra, Indonesia © RAN/OPPUK/Nanang Sujana. Steps towards a Labour Perspective on Just Transition We have seen how companies instrumentalise unorganized workers
Just Transition in the Palm Oil Industry – Part 2
The palm oil industry is plagued by land conflicts. Photo: Indigenous farmers block a road to a palm oil plantation and ritually spill pig’s blood in West Kalimantan, Indonesia © Irendra Radjawali Mosaic Landscapes as a Transformative Vision for
Just Transition in the Palm Oil Industry: A Preliminary Perspective
What could a socially and ecologically just palm oil industry look like? Worker load fresh fruit bunches into a truck, North Sumatra, Indonesia © RAN/OPPUK/Nanang Sujana. Oliver Pye, Fitri Arianti, Rizal Assalam, Michaela Haug, Janina Puder[i] The palm oil
Thousands of Indonesian and Filipino Migrant Workers in Sabah, Malaysia Continue to be Arrested Despite the Pandemic
Photo: View on border area between Sebatik island and Nunukan island in North Kalimantan. Documentation: TPOLS (2020) Press Statement 30 August 2021 In Sabah, Malaysia, thousands of migrant workers and their families continued to live in fear of raids.
Food, Health and Freedom of Association in Palm Oil Plantations
Photo: Women maintanance workers spread fertilizer on one plantation in North Sumatra. Credit; RAN/ OPPUK/ Nanang Sujana. Report on Crisis in Palm Oil Plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic It has been more than a
People’s movements to counter UN summit; call to reclaim food systems from corporate control
Press Release, Global People’s Summit on Food System June 5, 2021 On the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5, people’s movements and civil society organizations around the globe today launched the Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems,
#SiegeTheSummit: Reclaim our Land, Seeds, and Rights! End Neoliberal Food Systems Now!
A battle for the future of our lands, food, and rights is underway. In July 26-28, the secretariat of the United Nations’ Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) will convene for a Pre-Summit in Rome, Italy. They are set to
Transforming Food System Towards Food Sovereignty Through People’s Movement
People’s Committee for the Transformation of the Food System Press release In solidarity! On 26-28 July 2021, the United Nations will hold Pre-Summit event as a part of United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS) in Rome, Italy, which will