The Uganda government began handing over tracts of land for palm-oil production to Wilmar International Ltd.’s local unit, removing the final hurdle for an expansion project that’s been delayed for almost a decade.
Natives of Akamkpa community in Cross River accuse Wilmar International of destroying their sources of livelihood by channeling chemical infested erosion water into their streams and farmlands.
Olam se retire du secteur des oléagineux en Côte d’Ivoire mais compte faire du Gabon le premier exportateur africain d’huile de palme.
Report uncovers an elaborate and coordinated scheme In Indoensia to establish shell companies, endow them each with licenses for thousands of hectares of land, and then sell them on to some of the region’s biggest palm oil conglomerates.
Around 100 Nagari Maligi residents (‘nagari’ means village in the local language) have been protesting for days at the Wilmar Group’s representative office in West Pasaman, Sumatra, Indonesia since March 9.
Since 2006, a section of conservationists have been opposed to the Kalangala Oil Palm project as was the case with the BIDCO Buvuma project saying it is a big threat to the environment.
Payoff follows mediation by the dispute resolution office of the World Bank’s IFC but of the 36 farmers who were compensated, eight later rejected the deal and are expected to take their case to court this month
Why did it take years for Cargill and Wilmar to cut off one of Guatemala’s most corrupt companies?
About 5,000 residents in the Island district of Buvuma have rejected a government proposal to compensate them for their land to pave way for oil palm growing for Bidco Uganda, claiming their property was undervalued.
Des ONGs indonésiennes se sont fortement opposées aux autorités du gouvernement d’Indonésie au sujet d’un incident qu’ils ont enregistré le 18 décembre 2017, lorsque des forces de police ont tiré et blessé deux fermiers sur une plantation d’huile de palme de l’entreprise Wilmar
Two farmers from Central Kalimantan, Indonesia were shot inside oil palm plantation of PT. Bumi Sawit Kencana (BSK), a subsidiary of Wilmar Group. They were shot by police officer assigned to secure the plantation area.
Le géant de l’agroalimentaire Wilmar, qui était au cœur de l'enquête « Le scandale de l’huile de palme » d'Amnesty International, vient de déclarer qu’il prendrait de nouvelles mesures concernant les conditions de travail dans ses plantations d’ici fin juillet 2017.
