The network of Transnational Palm Oil Labour Solidarity is trying to enhance the leadership of women workers in the palm oil labour movement. In some cases, they are actually active leaders, as shown by the participation and leadership in the...
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Individuals from Indonesia and Liberia embroiled in land disputes with oil palm plantations have visited the Netherlands
Individuals from Indonesia and Liberia embroiled in land disputes with oil palm plantations have visited the Netherlands to call on the Dutch banks facilitating these companies’ operations to take action.⠀ ⠀The companies in question are PT Astra Agro Lestari in...
Southeast Asia takes on haze problem as long-term danger looms
Everyone worries and cares about haze when it’s in their faces. But when the sky clears, the problem is out of sight and out of mind."⠀ ⠀For the Singapore act to be effective, it needs maps and Indonesia’s cooperation.⠀ ⠀Indonesia has refused to publish detailed...
Buruh Perkebunan Sawit Tuntut Upah Rp3.250.000 per Bulan
Ratusan buruh perkebunan kelapa sawit yang tergabung Federasi Konstruksi Umum dan Informal Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (FKUI-SBSI) Berau menuntut pemerintah menaikkan upah buruh di perkebunan kelapa sawit dan tahun-tahun yang akan datang diatur sebagaimana upah...
Berbenah Petani Swadaya, Desa Mandiri dan Maju di Kalbar Tak Ada Perusahaan Sawit
Petani sawit swadaya termasuk di Kalimantan Barat, menghadapi berbagai masalah, seperti kebun dalam kawasan hutan, legalitas lahan, produktivitas, konflik antara petani plasma dan perusahaan, harga anjlok, perbedaan harga petani mandiri dan plasma dan lain-lain.⠀...
Indonesian enforcement questioned as fires flare up on the same concessions
#Indonesia says it plans to impose stricter punishment for plantation companies with recurring instances of fire on their concessions, including permanently revoking their permits.⠀ ⠀Several of the companies whose concessions have been burning this year were also at...
Nasib Orang Bunggu, Sawit Datang, Hutan dan Sagu Hilang
Orang Bunggu, dulu hidup di dalam hutan dan bergantung hutan. Bunggu dan hutan berkait-kelindan sejak lama. Mereka berburu-mengumpul, berkebun nomaden, bangun kampung dan mendiami rumah pohon hingga 1990. Semua kehidupan ini di hutan. Semua hilang, kala perusahaan...
Report links major brands to illegal oil palm plantation in orangutan haven
Nestlé, Kellogg’s and Hershey are among several global brands sourcing some of their palm oil from an illegal plantation in an Indonesian forest that’s home to the highest density of orangutans anywhere on Earth, a report says.⠀ ⠀The findings are based on an...
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Invitation: Press Conference on Labour Rights Violation in the Palm Oil Global Supply Chain
We cordially invite you to participate in the press conference to discuss the alleged violations of labour rights in the palm oil plantation in Indonesia raised by the trade unions.The press conference will be held to demand responsibility of the Buyers and the Parent...
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 LawFRAKSI RAKYAT INDONESIA (INDONESIAN PEOPLE’S FACTION)PRESS RELEASE -- Monday, October 5, 2020 Despite massive opposition by many community...
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 LawSunday, October 4, 2020 Joint press release by Gerakan Buruh Bersama Rakyat (GEBRAK) and Aliansi Gerakan Rakyat DaerahA coalition of various people’s movement organizations under Gerakan Buruh...
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 migrants during the period of Covid-19 from Sabah, Malaysia to Indonesia (December 2019-September 2020)” Koalisi Buruh Migran...
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 being located in remote area with social isolation in a massive land size, plantation is a ‘suitable’ place for harboring illegal practice of...