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...
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...
Buruh kebun sawit PT. NIKP melakukan aksi pemogokan menuntut pemenuhan hak oleh perusahaan (21/07). Foto: KASBISelasa yang lalu (21/07), buruh anggota serikat FPBM-KASBI di perkebunan sawit milik PT. Nusa Indah Kalimantan Plantations (PT. NIKP) melakukan pemogokan...
Plantation workers held a strike to protest the company's arbitrary policy. Source: KBS, 2020The Palm Oil Labor Coalition:Jakarta 2 June 2020, a number of workers at PT Suryabumi Tunggal Perkasa-Eagle High Plantation Group in South Kalimantan went on strike to...
NotesOnline discussion to celebrate Labour Day 2020“Workers in palm oil plantations during covid-19 pandemic”1 May 2020Moderator: RamboSpeakers: 1. Inda Fatinaware (Sawit Watch)2. Herwin...
SPMN plantation workers protesting against the new wage calculation system and alleged union busting. Photo credit: SEPASIThe government of Indonesia has officially issued a ‘large-scale social restriction’, as a measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Such measure...
Sabah, Malaysia, is one of the hardest hits by Covid-19 pandemic, where migrant workers in palm oil plantations are among the most impacted. As per 24 April 2020, cases of Covid-19 infection in Tawau district is the highest in Sabah, with 81 confirmed cases out of 309...
Over the last decade, hundreds of major global brands and banks have been pressured to make public commitments to stop deforestation, peatland development and address human rights abuses in supply chains, investments and fnancing portfolios.Over 400 companies in the...
Introduction On 28-29th November 2023, an international conference on “Just Transition in the Palm Oil Industry” was held in Sambas, West Kalimantan in Indonesia. The conference was attended by 140 participants, mainly from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia,...
October 29, 2025 TO: Joseph D’Cruz, Chief Executive Officer, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil CC: Pravin Rajandran, Head of Grievance, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Dear Mr. D’Cruz: This June, the RSPO announced that it was closing post-complaint monitoring of...
The Negros Island contingent of the International Learning and Solidarity Mission (ILSM) has urged the government to revoke the Integrated Forest Management Agreement (IFMA) granted to Hacienda Asia Plantations Inc. (HAPI) after documenting and confirming cases of...
Data Collection Method: “TPOLS News-Recap” is intended as a medium for circulating news summaries arising from various TPOLS social platforms and collaborative activities within the TPOLS Network, in two languages (Indonesian and English). Given the...
Once again, the Indonesian state has revealed its loyalty to capital owners rather than its people. This time, a wave of protests by workers, students, and civil society was met with excessive violence, leaving casualties behind. An online motorcycle taxi driver was...
Data Collection Method: “TPOLS News-Recap” is intended as a medium for circulating news summaries arising from various TPOLS social platforms and collaborative activities within the TPOLS Network, in two languages (Indonesian and English). Given the...
