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Inside Kalimantan: One-handed Orangutan Celebrates Seven Years of Freedom
... by wrist at a palm oil plantation. Plantation workers often fight orangutans who ... be able to survive. BOSF workers decided to give her a ... Kessie are increasingly common as palm oil plantations destroy their habitats and ...
20 Aug 2016 | 03:32 PM
Shrinking Inequality Good News for Bottom Half, Not So Much for the Top
... ,559 ($4) for agricultural workers and by 3 percent to ... Rp 81,481 for construction workers in March, compared to ... producer and exporter of palm oil with estimated production of ... this year, according to Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki). Eric ...
19 Aug 2016 | 10:38 PM
US Lawmakers Say Malaysia, India Trafficking Ratings May Be Too High
... continued forced labor in its palm oil, construction and electronics industries. On ... to improve the treatment of workers in member countries. In connection ... Tuesday's hearings, the Communications Workers of America union questioned whether ...
13 Jul 2016 | 05:12 PM
Report Unveils Labor Exploitation in Indonesia’s Palm Oil Industry
Jakarta. Palm oil plantation workers in North Sumatra ... the third largest private palm oil company in the country ... a revised palm oil policy which outline responsible palm oil production ... not adopt any responsible palm oil practices. Through the research ...
11 Jun 2016 | 08:00 AM
Commentary: Palm Oil Politics Impede Sustainability in Southeast Asia
... hectares of oil palm, employ about 4 million workers, and produce ... 84 percent of the world’s palm oil. ... countries have seen. Palm oil, a vegetable oil used in many ... brands committing to purchase palm oil from sustainable sources only. ...
20 Apr 2016 | 11:19 AM
Indonesia to Issue a Moratorium on New Palm Oil Concessions
... jobs for millions farmers and workers in the industry. " ... Mahdi, the spokesman at Indonesia Palm Oil Association (Gapki) on Thursday. ... . Tofan pointed out that palm oil exports reached $19 billion ... productivity by replanting old palm oil trees and adopt modern ...
15 Apr 2016 | 10:12 AM
The French and Their Taxes
... plantation workers stand atop a truck filled with fruit harvested from oil ... Raya, South Sumatra. The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Apkasindo) have voiced ... regressive tax policy on Crude Palm Oil (CPO) from Indonesia, saying the ...
10 Feb 2016 | 04:43 PM
Little Christmas Joy for Brazil's Jailed High and Mighty
... scandal centered around state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, along ... spend the holiday at his palm tree-fringed mansion in the ... former treasurer of the ruling workers' party, João Vaccari, are ...
25 Dec 2015 | 09:15 AM
Indonesia Aims to Make SEZs a Tax Haven for Businesses
... in different economic activities, from palm oil production and processing, to petrochemicals ... the SEZ administrator, companies and workers’ representatives. Chief economics minister Darmin ...
05 Nov 2015 | 08:58 PM
Pacific Trading Partners Release Trade Pact Details
... standards on issues ranging from workers' rights to intellectual property protection ... for their key exports, from palm oil and rubber to electronics, seafood ...
05 Nov 2015 | 04:22 PM
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