Palm Oil

Palm Oil

Commodity Atlas Palm Oil Countries Where Palm Oil is Reportedly Produced with Forced Labor and/or Child Labor Palm oil is reportedly produced with forced labor (FL) and/or child labor (CL) in the following countries:Burma (FL, CL)Ecuador (FL, CL)Indonesia (CL)Malaysia...
Quartz

Quartz

Guatemala is among the world’s most prolific palm-oil-producing countries, but it also appears to be one of the cruelest. A new report (pdf) released by the international labor watchdog Verité details the labor and human rights problems in Guatemala’s fast-growing palm oil industry. And there are many, according to the report: Forced labor, child labor, health and safety risks, poor housing, environmental damage, and wage exploitation are just the highlights of the list of dangers facing impoverished palm oil workers and farmers in the country.

Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek

“What kind of oil should we buy?” Luo Xiaohua shouts to her cousin from the cooking oil aisle in Yonghui Supermarket in the heart of Chongqing, a rising Chinese megacity. Luo, 50, is the quintessential Chinese shopper. She earns $3,250 a year and has an elementary education. She’s fiercely opinionated about her purchases.