{"id":144451,"date":"2020-12-30T22:52:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T19:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-bans-second-malaysian-palm-oil-giant-over-forced-labor\/"},"modified":"2020-12-30T22:52:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T19:52:59","slug":"us-bans-second-malaysian-palm-oil-giant-over-forced-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-bans-second-malaysian-palm-oil-giant-over-forced-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"#US bans second Malaysian palm oil giant over forced labor"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#US bans second Malaysian palm oil giant over forced labor<\/strong>”
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The US said it will ban all shipments of palm oil from one of the world\u2019s biggest producers after finding indicators of forced labor and other abuses on plantations that feed into the supply chains of some of America\u2019s most famous food and cosmetic companies.<\/p>\n

The order against Malaysian-owned Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and its local subsidiaries, joint ventures and affiliates followed an intensive months-long investigation by the US Customs and Border Protection\u2019s Office of Trade, said Ana Hinojosa, one of the agency\u2019s executive directors.<\/p>\n

Hinojosa said the investigation \u201creasonably indicates\u201d abuses against workers that included physical and sexual violence, restriction of movement, intimidation and threats, debt bondage, withholding of wages and excessive overtime. Some of the problems app<\/a>eared to be systemic, occurring on numerous plantations, which stretch across wide swaths of the country, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cImporters should know that there are reputational, financial and legal risks associated with importing goods made by forced labor into the United States,\u201d Hinojosa said in a telephone press briefing.<\/p>\n

The order was announced just three months after the federal government slapped the same ban on another Malaysian palm oil giant, FGV Holdings Berhad \u2014 the first palm oil company ever targeted by Customs over concerns about forced labor. The US imported $410 million of crude palm oil from Malaysia in fiscal year 2020, representing a third of the total value shipped in.<\/p>\n

The bans, triggered by petitions filed by non-profit groups and a law firm, came in the wake of\u00a0an in-depth investigation<\/a>\u00a0by The Associated Press into labor abuses on plantations in Malaysia and neighboring Indonesia, which together produce about 85 percent of the $65 billion supply of the world\u2019s most consumed vegetable oil. Palm oil can be found in roughly half the products on supermarket shelves and in most cosmetic brands. It\u2019s in paints, plywood, pesticides, animal feed, biofuels and even hand sanitizer.<\/p>\n

One of two firms that produce wildly popular Girl Scout Cookies, also uses palm oil, the report found.<\/p>\n

The AP interviewed more than 130 current and former workers from two dozen palm oil companies, including Sime Darby, for its investigation. Reporters found everything from rape and child labor to trafficking and outright slavery on plantations in both countries.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, 25 Democratic lawmakers from the House Ways and Means Committee cited AP\u2019s investigation in a letter calling for the government to come down harder on the palm oil industry in Malaysia and Indonesia, asking Customs and Border Protection if it had considered a blanket ban on imports from those countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our view, these odious labor practices and their pervasive impact across supply chains highlight the need for an aggressive and effective enforcement strategy,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n

Sime Darby, which did not immedia<\/a>tely comment, has palm oil plantations covering nearly 1.5 million acres, making it one of Malaysia\u2019s largest producers. It supplies to some of the biggest names in the business, from Cargill to Nestle, Unilever and L\u2019\u00d3real, according to the companies\u2019 most recently published supplier and palm oil mill lists.<\/p>\n

Hinojosa said the agency\u2019s decision to issue the ban should send an \u201cunambiguous\u201d message to the trade community.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers have a right to know where the palm oil is coming from and the conditions under which that palm oil is produced and what products that particular palm oil is going into,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The announcement marked the 14th time this year Customs has issued an order to detain shipments from an array of sectors following similar investigations into forced labor. They include seafood and cotton, along with human hair pieces believed to have been made by persecuted Uighur Muslims in Chinese labor camps.<\/p>\n

Under Wednesday\u2019s order, palm oil products or derivatives traceable to Sime Darby will be detained at US ports. Shipments can be exported if the company is unable to prove that the goods were not produced with forced labor.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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