PT. Rezeki Kencana (Tianjin Julong Group) is one of the suppliers of WILMAR (PT. Wilmar Cahaya Kalbar). It has been indicated that the company entered Kampung Baru, Sungai Raya, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan Province in 2007 without prior proper socialization to the community members. Due to the lack of Free, Prior, Informed and Consent (FPIC) process, most community members do not have…
Around 2011 and 2012, Titus Money (32 years old) from the great tribe of Yerisiam Gua and Wateburuh tribe who worked as Public Relations supervising security in PT Nabire Baru, a subsidiary of Goodhope Holding Company, demanded unpaid wages for 4 months. When demanding the wage, the company was always stalling time to pay the wage in the next month. It then triggered Titus’s emotion to…
This position paper presents various violations of workers’ fundamental rights in palm oil plantations, particularly in large-scale plantations, that have been hidden from the state and public’s attention. This position paper urges the government to provide comprehensive protection for palm oil plantation workers and take responsibility to resolve the issues of fundamental labour rights …