a worker works with palm oil fruits at a collection center in Dangkil, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On Tuesday, July 7, anti-trafficking organisation Liberty Shared said it filed a petition to ban the importation of palm oil produced by Malaysia-based Sime Darby Berhad, one of the world’s largest suppliers, saying it found evidence of child and forced labor on plantations that supply American food and cosmetics companies. Sime Darby Plantation has asked Liberty Shared for more information, it said on Friday (July 10). - AP
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Reuters): Malaysia's Sime Darby Plantation has asked Liberty Shared for more information, it said on Friday, after the activist group made labour abuse allegations in a petition to the United States urging it to ban imports of Sime Darby palm oil.
The Hong Kong-based anti-trafficking group said this week it had asked the US Customs and Borders Protection to block Sime Darby's products after finding the presence of forced and child labour on their estates.
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