Jakarta Globe: Labor Abuses Still Exist at Indofood Plantations: Report
“Environmental organization Rainforest Action Network, or RAN, last week called for reforms at Indonesian food giant Indofood, as a new report details ongoing worker exploitation, poverty-level wages and hazardous work conditions…
Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) Mendorong Penilaian Hak-hak Buruh dan Prosedur Audit yang Lebih Kuat di Pertemuan Tahunan RSPO
PERNYATAAN MEDIA UNTUK DISIARKAN SEGERA Rabu, 29 November 2017 KONTAK: Laurel Sutherlin, Rainforest Action Network E: Laurel@ran.org, T: +1 415 246 0161 Matthias Diemer, WWF E: Matthias.Diemer@wwf.ch, T: +41 78614…
Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) Pushes for Stronger Labour Rights Assessments and Auditing Procedures at RSPO Annual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, 29 November 2017 CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, Rainforest Action Network E: Laurel@ran.org, T: +1 415 246 0161 Matthias Diemer, WWF E: Matthias.Diemer@wwf.ch, T: +41 78614 1756 Petra…
New Report Finds Ongoing Worker Exploitation, Poverty Wages, Toxic Conditions on Palm Oil Plantations Linked to PepsiCo, Nestlé
Labor abuses persist on RSPO-certified palm oil plantations after being first exposed nearly a year and a half ago FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 27, 2017 CONTACT: Emma…
Broad, International Coalition Calls Out PepsiCo for Ongoing Deforestation, Labor Rights Abuses in Palm Oil Supply Chain
NGOs from around the world issue an open letter to the snack food giant, demanding reforms of its controversial palm oil sourcing CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, 425.2811989 San Francisco,…
Alternet: How Companies Like PepsiCo and McDonald’s Are Pushing Indonesia’s Endangered Elephants to Extinction
“A new field investigation released by Rainforest Action Network exposes how one company is pumping conflict palm oil—palm oil connected to the clearance of tropical rainforests and the destruction of carbon-rich peatlands—into the…
Equal Times: Indonesia: global trade unions and NGOs back PepsiCo-linked palm oil workers in their fight for labour rights
“Recent reports from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), the International Labour Rights Forum (ILRF), and local NGOs and unions are painting an increasingly dire picture of work conditions on plantations across…
Food Navigator: PepsiCo Palm Oil Progress Report Dismissed as ‘Masterful Window Dressing’
“PepsiCo’s efforts to provide further transparency in the palm oil supply chain have been slammed as “masterful window dressing”, in a strongly worded statement by the Rainforest Action Network.” (Read More)
Rainforest Action Network Responds to PepsiCo’s Release of Palm Oil Action Plan Progress Report
Calls it “masterful window dressing” while workers continue to suffer and forests continue to fall FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, 425.281.1989 San Francisco, CA – Rainforest Action…
Major International Banks and Investors Finance Devastating Impacts of Forest-Risk Commodities
New Report Finds Eight Corporate Giants in Palm Oil, Pulp and Paper, Timber and Rubber Involved in Social and Environmental Scandal; Exposes Financial Backing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Hana Heineken…