Indofood’s palm oil business riddled with labor violations, NGOs say

By Phoebe Seers ( October 19, 2016, 09:03 GMT | Insight) -- Indonesia-listed Indofood, which is majority owned by Hong Kong's First Pacific, has come under fire for alleged labor rights violations at its palm oil plantations. In a complaint filed with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, or RSPO, a sustainability certification, a group of NGOs alleged 21 violations of Indonesian law at Indofood sites, including the use of child laborers. Indonesia-listed Indofood, which is majority owned by Hong Kong's First Pacific, has come under fire for alleged labor rights violations at its palm oil plantations. In a complaint filed with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, or RSPO, a sustainability certification, a group of NGOs alleged 21 violations of Indonesian law at Indofood sites, including the use of child laborers....

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Indofood’s palm oil business riddled with labor violations, NGOs say

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