A Brownbag Discussion on Labor Exploitation in the Palm Oil Industry

Date: 

Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 12:30pm

Location: 

International Labor Rights Forum
1634 I Street NW, suite 1001
Washington, DC 20006

Join the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) and Rainforest Action Network (RAN), along with an Indonesian labor rights advocate currently organizing workers in the palm oil sector, to discuss new research into labor conditions in the Indonesian palm oil industry. Together, they will share learnings from the frontlines of labor organizing, research and advocacy in the Indonesian palm oil sector, and perspectives on opportunities for global solidarity.

ILRF and RAN will also share some of the latest markets campaigning work being done to highlight labor violations in the palm oil sector and push consumer brand companies and other buyers for change. Current campaign efforts calling for action from global snack food giant PepsiCo can be seen at: http://www.laborrights.org/action-center/pepsico-stop-exploitation-palm-oil.

Not in DC? You can join by teleconference: (605) 562-3131, access code: 297010#.