CPOPC: AP report out to harm image of palm oil industry


FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today that the firm does not tolerate any form of violence or discrimination nor does it compromise the health of its workers, regardless of gender.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) is crying foul over an article published by the Associated Press (AP) titled "Rape, abuses in oil palm fields linked to top beauty brands” on Nov 18.

In a statement today, the CPOPC said the few unconfirmed interviews published by the United States-based news agency in the article were selected to intentionally harm the image of the palm oil industry as a whole.

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