Wilmar International

Wilmar appeals RSPO ruling that it grabbed indigenous lands in Sumatra
- Mongabay
- 18 May 2017
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is reviewing its finding about the palm oil company’s activities in the Kapa people’s customary territory.
Uganda: Govt pays billions in taxes for Aya, Bidco, Quality Chemicals
- Oberver
- 19 April 2017
The Ugandan government has settled the tax obligations for Bidco since 2003, when it set up oil palm plantations in the country. If the government fails to provide more land, it may continue paying Bidco's taxes, which stood at Shs 12.4bn (US$3.4M) last year
RSPO: Perusahaan Wilmar Melanggar Hak Masyarakat Kapa
- Pusaka
- 05 February 2017
Setelah menanti keputusan selama lebih dari dua tahun, pada tanggal 1 Februari 2017, masyarakat Kapa menerima keputusan RSPO yang menyatakan bahwa Wilmar telah melanggar standar keberlanjutan RSPO, dan tidak memenuhi persyaratan hukum Indonesia.
Amnesty International dénonce l’huile de palme durable
- Commodafrica
- 01 December 2016
Amnesty pointe de nombreuses atteintes aux droits humains comme le travail des enfants, l’utilisation du paraquat affectant la santé des ouvriers et l’absence de protections adaptées dans les plantations de Wilmar in Indonésie.
Palm oil: Global brands profiting from child and forced labour
- Amnesty International
- 30 November 2016
The world’s most popular food companies are selling food containing palm oil tainted by shocking human rights abuses in Indonesia, with children as young as eight working in hazardous conditions, says Amnesty International.
American retirement funds contribute to deforestation and climate change
- Mongabay
- 27 November 2016
Friends of the Earth and As You Sow are circulating a letter to TIAA clients calling on the firm to disclose information about all of its investments in companies with farmland and palm oil operations, and to commit to a deforestation- and land grab-free investment policy.
Barclays and Standard Chartered picketed in London over Bidco business
- APO
- 27 August 2016
East African protesters have taken to the streets of London to demonstrate against banks that do business with Bidco Africa, highlighting the connection between global financial institutions, The Prince of Wales and widespread deforestation in Africa.
'All we ask is for is our land back': Uganda's Bugala Island farmers
- Reuters
- 21 June 2016
Farmers on Bugula Island, the second largest in Lake Victoria, are now locked in a legal battle with Bidco, which says it has not been involved in any land transactions.
Bidco Truth Coalition unites groups to demand accountability for Bidco
- APO
- 31 May 2016
A Ugandan group of more than 100 farmers lost their land to Bidco and now a coalition of activists are launching a new platform, No2Bidco.org, to chart Bidco abuses.
Resolusi Maninjau: Wilmar, kami butuh tindakan bukan ikrar
- Pusaka
- 04 February 2016
Wilmar International, berikrar menjalankan kebijakan ‘Nihil Eksploitasi’ atau ‘Zero Exploitation’ seiring komitmen ‘Nihil Deforestasi'. Praktiknya, Wilmar masih merampas hak-hak masyarakat seperti dialami masyarakat adat Nagari Kapa, Pasaman Barat, Sumatera Barat.
Uganda's farmers battle palm oil Goliaths for land
- AFP
- 25 July 2015
As land grabs by firms linked to multinationals drive small-holder farmers out of business, a group behind a February bid for compensation by 100 farmers says rights violations and environmental degradation are also at stake.
Mounting complaints put Wilmar under scrutiny
- Eco-Business
- 21 July 2015
The world's largest palm oil trader faces accusations against unresolved land grabbing and human rights issues by its concessions in Asia and Africa, but says it stands by its sustainability policy.

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