US bans Sime Darby palm oil products over forced labour risks

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has banned products from palm oil producer Sime Darby Plantation Bhd over concerns regarding forced labour.

“The issuance of a Withhold Release Order against Sime Darby Plantation palm oil is based on information that reasonably indicates the presence of all 11 of the International Labour Organisation’s forced labour indicators in Sime Darby Plantation’s production process,” it said in a statement today...