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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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 the Philippine government to protest Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin’s announcement of a total crackdown on undocumented workers in Malaysia. The...
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 in the country. Rounding them up has never been a good strategy and more so at the time of a pandemic. It raises concerns of possible new...
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 YB Dato’ Seri Hamzah Zainudin, Minister of Home Affairs on 29 May 2021 and 3 June 2021 have created the perception among many that the government has...
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 is especially the case when workers have contributed for decades of working. Just one month before last year's Christmas celebration, 150 Haribo factory...
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 2021, Labour Law Reform Coalition (LLRC) calls on the government to explain whether it has suspended the labour law reform exercise indefinitely. Since the...