Stakeholders agree forced labour an issue in plantations sector

Representatives from the government, plantation owners and civil societies have acknowledged that forced labour elements were a problem in the plantations sector and that there were still gaps to be addressed.

Close to 100 participants joined a stakeholder meeting physically and online today, in the wake of US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) seizure announcements of Malaysian palm oil shipments likely to have been manufactured in an environment of forced labour.

Speaking at a press conference following the...