Sime Darby Plantations has been accused of child and forced labour by US-based organisation Shared Liberty.
It said it only had access to the petition summary which contains the issues raised but “without any details on the interviews that were conducted”. The allegations, including the withholding of wages, retention of passports and inadequate living conditions, were based on interviews conducted with local and foreign workers over a period of two years.
According to AP, the petition against SDP follows two others filed against FGV Holdings Bhd by a law firm and coalition of NGOs.
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