Indonesia is the world’s biggest palm oil producer, with an estimated 7.6 million women working in its fields, about half the total workforce, according to the female empowerment ministry. In much-smaller Malaysia, the figures are harder to nail down due to the large number of foreign migrants working off the books.
As the decades passed, palm oil became an essential ingredient for the food industry, which saw it as a substitute for unhealthy trans fats. And cosmetic companies, which were shifting away from animal- or petroleum-based ingredients, were captivated by its miracle properties: It foams in toothpaste and shaving gel, moisturizes soaps and lathers in shampoo.
The day she was attacked in 2017, she said the boss took her to a remote part of the estate, where her job was to ferry wheelbarrows laden with the bright orange palm oil fruits he hacked from the trees. Suddenly, she said, he grabbed her arm and started pawing her breasts, throwing her to the jungle floor. Afterward, she said, he held the ax to her throat.Then, she said, he stood up and spit on her.
While Indonesia has laws in place to protect women from abuse and discrimination, Rafail Walangitan of the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection said he was aware of many problems identified by the AP on palm oil plantations, including child labor and sexual harassment.“We have to work hard on this,” he said, noting the government still has a long way to go.
Many families living on plantations struggle to earn enough to cover basic costs, like electricity and rice. Desperate women are sometimes coerced into using their bodies to pay back loans from supervisors or other workers. And younger females, especially those considered attractive, occasionally are given less demanding jobs like cleaning the boss’ house, with sex expected in exchange.
A powerful global industry group, the Consumer Goods Forum, published a 2018 report alerting the network’s 400 CEOs that women on plantations were exposed to dangerous chemicals and “subject to the worst conditions among all palm oil workers.” It also noted that a few local groups had cited examples of women being forced to provide sex to secure or keep jobs, but said few workers were willing to discuss the sensitive issue.
That includes Indonesian companies like London Sumatra, which withdrew from the RSPO last year after the association cited it for a series of labor abuses. London Sumatra told the AP that it adheres to labor laws and takes “the health of our workers very seriously.”
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Dove AP demonising developing country on their labour practice yet not looking on US companies exploiting raw materials from 3rd world countries. It’s not perfect with PO but US companies treatments on labour where they are profiting are worse than this. So, Here is my Middle finger!
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Dove There might be a minority where abuse happens, like in all industries. But it’s no reason to campaign against the innocent majority who are working in a humane way and respect their workers.
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Dove Push the company to get it straight otherwise you can quit.
Dove Boycotting only hurts these women more by taking the little money they make out of their pockets. Share the story with a message to companies to push plantation owners for reform. The solution can’t be worse than the problem.
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Dove Where does abandonment of these products (justified) leave the local women with no alternative employment?
Dove OMG any recommendations for a change of soap then
Dove Seriously? I love Dove products and I have been so proud of how they portray REAL people in their ads. And they use recycled materials for their bottles. Not to mention their product helps the several issues I have with my skin. But if they can’t quit this, I’ll have to quit them
Dove Oh lord, how little we know about some of our most ‘trusted’ brands.
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Dove Ugh. Why do these companies not care where they source their palm oil? It should be replaced with ingredients that don’t require clear cutting rain forests .
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Dove Western media propaganda is disgusting..what labor abuses?
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