Anti-trafficking group urges US ban on Sime Darby Plantation goods over alleged child, forced labour | Malay Mail

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Anti-trafficking group urges US ban on Sime Darby Plantation goods over alleged child, forced labour

Wednesday, 08 Jul 2020 10:41 AM MYTA general view of the Sime Darby Plantation headquarters in Petaling Jaya October 2, 2019. — Reuters pic

The report also pointed at mistreatment of foreign workers, and unlawful practices by recruitment agents. “No worker interviewed said they received minimum wages once deductions were taken into account, and some said they were unable to determine the wage,” said the report. Malaysia is the world’s second largest producer of palm oil, the most consumed edible oil, with Sime Darby Plantations one of the largest in the industry here with a history stretching back to the 1800s.has contacted Sime Darby Plantation and its parent company Sime Darby Group Bhd for comment.

 

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