US says Sime Darby Plantation products no longer produced with forced labour


KUALA LUMPUR: The United States Customs authorities said palm oil products made by Sime Darby Plantation were no longer produced with forced labour, in a sign that a two-year import ban on the Malaysian firm will soon be lifted.

Goods made by Sime Darby Plantation, the world's largest palm oil company by land size, have been blocked by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from entering the US since December 2020 over suspected abusive labour practices.

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