Greenpeace Indonesia menganalisa ada konsesi, baik perkebunan sawit maupun perkebunan bubur kertas dengan lahan terbakar pada 2015-2018, masih terindikasi titik api dengan level tinggi tahun ini.⠀ ⠀Analisis Greenpeace, luas kebakaran pada 2015-2018, mencapai 3.403.000...
Buruh Harian Lepas (BHL) PT Agro Muko di Indonesia menutup akses jalan masuk menuju perkebunan PT Agro Muko
Buruh Harian Lepas (BHL) PT Agro Muko di Indonesia menutup akses jalan masuk menuju perkebunan PT Agro Muko. Blokade ini dilakukan karena perusahaan menolak tuntutan BHL untuk mempekerjakan mereka di bulan Oktober 2019.Para buruh menuntut agar mereka bekerja tetap...
40 former workers of a rubber estate in Kedah protest a week-long water supply cut at the estate.
Some 40 former workers of a rubber estate in Kedah decided to camp out in front of the menteri besar’s office in Alor Setar, Kedah to protest a week-long water supply cut at the estate.⠀ ⠀A source told FMT that the authorities had cut water supply to their homes at...
Rainforest Action Network’s field investigators documented the trafficking of freshly harvested oil palm fruit
Rainforest Action Network’s field investigators documented the trafficking of freshly harvested oil palm fruit from an illegal palm oil plantation developed on peatlands inside the Leuser Ecosystem’s national protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve1 to a nearby palm...
Global Brands Caught Sourcing Illegal Palm Oil From Within Protected Wildlife Reserve
Palmoil, grown illegally at the expense of the protected peat forests of Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve in Indonesia’s world-renowned #Leuser Ecosystem, is being used to manufacture snack foods sold across the world by #Unilever, #Nestlé, #PepsiCo, #Mondelēz,...
The island of Mindanao has long been the deadliest place in the Philippines
The island of Mindanao has long been the deadliest place in the Philippines for individuals defending their land and environment from extractives and agribusiness interests.The threat to these defenders escalated with the imposition in 2017 of a state of martial law...
Indonesia: Exploitation of women and violation of their rights in oil palm plantations
The expansion of oil palm plantations in Indonesia has turned women into landless food buyers and cheap labour, with no adequate safety and health protection, for the plantation companies.Indonesia currently has 16.1 million hectares of oil palm plantations and plans...
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 from the Forest Stewardship Council, the certification body announced this week.The precise conditions for Korindo to retain its FSC membership...
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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...







