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 year since the...
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, a counter-summit to...
#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 unveil the so-called “game-changing” solutions that...
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 be followed by Global Dialogue...
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Investigation shows Socfin/Bolloré plantations harm communities in Africa and Asia
Collective press release | Embargoed until 1 July 2025 For decades, communities neighbouring the Socfin group's plantations worldwide have railed against the company's abusive practices, which range from land grabs to sexual violence. Now their complaints have been...
Just Transition in the Palm Oil Sector: International Solidarity and Social-ecological Transformation
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the conference “Just Transition in the Palm Oil Sector – International Solidarity and Socio-ecological Transformation” held from the 3rd to the 4th of December 2024 in Bern, Switzerland. It was a follow-up to the...
Solidarity as a Cultural Practice: An Ethnography of Just Transition Within an International Labour Movement in the Palm Oil Industry*
Tabea Meuter This ethnographic study explores the role of solidarity and gender relations within the Transnational Palm Oil Labour Solidarity (TPOLS) network, specifically in the context of the palm oil industry. It highlights ethnographic observations and interviews...
The Other Side of Safety: From Corporate Compliance to Worker Advocacy
Stéphane Maminindriana* A Journey of Rethinking Safety Regimes For several years, I worked in the field of Safety Management. I believed in the role, in the systems I upheld, and in the importance of making workplaces safer. My days were filled with audits,...
Building International Solidarity for a Just Transition in the Palm Oil Sector
Can a Labour-Climate Alliance Transform the Palm Oil Sector? This issue was raised at a public event titled "Building Solidarity for a Just Transition", which took place in Bern, Switzerland, on December 3-4, 2024. Representatives of international trade unions and...



