Palm oil supplier to major brands including Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, Mondelēz and Colgate-Palmolive sanctioned for use of forced labor Washington, D.C.— On September 30, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
There’s no environmental justice without workers’ rights. When labor rights and the environment are fought for side by side, we not only ensure safer working conditions, we also work to build a future that is just, economically viable, and climate-stable.
RAN lauds ‘Step in the Right Direction’ but says noodle giant’s decade long delay in eliminating Conflict Palm Oil from instant noodles is unacceptable SAN FRANCISCO and TOKYO – In…
Jika kamu belum mengikuti kasus eksploitasi buruh dan pengrusakan lahan gambut yang dilakukan Indofood, kamu bisa baca disini. Sekitar waktu yang sama tahun lalu, Rainforest Action Network (RAN), International Labor…
Indofood, Indonesia’s largest food company, has taken advantage of the pandemic to lay off hundreds of palm oil workers. Brands and banks MUST pressure it to end its long track record of worker exploitation!
What does this win mean for PepsiCo, for RAN, and for the rainforests, communities, and workers of Indonesia?
MEDIA BRIEFER, February 25, 2020 Link to RAN’s press release: https://www.ran.org/press-releases/pepsico-adopts-comprehensive-shift-in-approach-to-palm-oil/ Link to PepsiCo’s policy: https://www.pepsico.com/docs/album/esg-topics-policies/global-policy-for-sustainable-palm-oil.pdf Link to PepsiCo’s commitments on Independent Verification, the Leuser Ecosystem, and Grievance Process: https://www.pepsico.com/sustainability/palm-oil…
NGOs Call for Immediate Action from U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced Using Forced Labor New evidence of forced labor against Procter & Gamble’s joint venture partner, Malaysian…
How do the Snack Food Giants compare on Cutting Conflict Palm Oil? Our assessment has found that their paper promises have not stopped deforestation, have not mitigated threats to endangered species, and have not delivered remedy for the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and workers.
Tens of thousands of people depend on the intact forests of the Leuser Ecosystem and the area is rife with looming threats and unresolved conflicts between local communities and rogue palm oil plantation operators. The expansion of palm oil plantation companies has harmed community livelihoods by damaging local resources, including agricultural land such as rice fields, and has brought terror, intimidation and criminalization into the lives of local community members.