Two farmers from Central Kalimantan, Indonesia were shot inside oil palm plantation of PT. Bumi Sawit Kencana (BSK), a subsidiary of Wilmar Group. They were shot by police officer assigned to secure the plantation area.
Sekitar 50-an warga Desa Polanto Jaya pada 14 Desember 2017 lalu melakukan aksi solidaritas di Pengadilan Negeri Pasang Kayu,Mamuju Utara, Sulawesi Barat. Aksi dipicu penahanan 4 Petani yang dituduh melakukan pencurian sawit milik anak usaha PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk.
- Info Sawit
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17 December 2017
Workers at Indonesian palm oil plantations that supply Pepsi and Nestle suffer from labor abuses according to new report from RAN. The report covers three palm oil plantations operated by Indofood, the biggest food company in Indonesia.
Siaran pers mengecam tindak kekerasan aparat Brimob yang bertugas di areal perkebunan kelapa sawit PT. Permata Putera Mandiri (PPM, anak perusahaan ANJ Group)warga Kampung Puragi, Sorong Selatan, Papua Barat.
Starting in September, holders of customary land rights in South Sorong Regency, West Papua province, have staged a "customary law blockade" to areas of PT Permata Putera Mandiri (PT PPM)oil palm plantation. The blockade leads to violence by special police brigade (Brimob) to the villagers.
A letter signed by 46 CSOs calling on PepsiCo to ensure that all their products are produced without deforestation, the destruction of peatlands or the violation of human rights in Indonesia.
Ratusan warga yang tergabung dalam Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA) Bulukumba menggelar aksi di kantor bupat menuntut agar Pemerintah Kebupaten tidak melakukan perpanjangan Hak Guna Usaha (HGU) PT. Lonsum Tbk.
- Berita Bulukumba
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06 November 2017
The story of money, power and politics behind the devastation of a forest-rich district in Indonesian Borneo.
- The Gecko Project
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11 October 2017
The investigative series Indonesia for Sale, shines new light on the corruption behind Indonesia’s deforestation and land rights crisis. The stories expose the role of collusion between palm oil firms and politicians.
Under fire from watchdogs and consumers of its smartphones, Samsung said it would not pursue a joint venture with Korindo amid an NGO campaign highlighting Korindo’s rainforest destruction for palm oil in Indonesia’s Tanah Papua region.
- Mongabay
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14 September 2017
Samsung dan Daewoo dituding terlibat dalam deforestasi di Papua bersama Korindo Group, dua perusahaan Korea Selatan ini telah mengurangi hutan primer di Papua untuk perkebunan kelapa sawit, menyalahgunakan hak dan mata pencaharian masyarakat lokal.
- Tabloid Jubi
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16 August 2017
Samsung subsidiary announced last week that it will be forming a joint venture with Korean-Indonesian agribusiness company, Korindo which was recently exposed for burning and clearing tens of thousands of hectares of Indonesia's rainforest for palm oil and timber production.
