The Palm Oil Industry and Human Rights

NCHR and the Jakarta-based Institute for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (EI) has conducted several studies on the Indonesian oil palm Industry. A characteristic feature of all these studies has been a strong focus on the social, economic and cultural rights of workers and affected communities.

Studies

  • The Palm Oil Industry and Human Rights: A Case Study on Palm Oil Corporations in Central Kalimantan (2015), is based on interviews with indigenous (Dayak) communities, migrant communities, plantation workers, and companies, in Central Kalimantan province.  
  • Privatisasi Transmigrasi dan Kemitraan Plasma Menopang Industri Sawit (2017) focuses on state lead internal migration programs linked to oil palm development, and on cooperation schemes between companies and tied smallholders.  
  • Dalam Perangkap Sistem Monokultur Industri Perkebunan Sawit (2021) focuses on village smallholders, factors that influence the choice of crops for cultivation, and links with plantations. 

The above-mentioned studies have been used as basis for a range of discussions, trainings and policy suggestions at local, district, provincial and national level.   

About the project

The project was phased out in 2023, but the NCHR keeps contact with partners and experts involved. 

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