U.S. blocks imports from Malaysian palm oil company FGV

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the FGV headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 5, 2019. Picture taken September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the ban is the result of a year-long investigation that revealed forced labor indicators including abuse of the vulnerable, deception, physical and sexual violence, intimidation and threats, retention of identity documents, among others. “The use of forced labor in the production of such a ubiquitous product allows companies to profit from the abuse of vulnerable workers,” said Brenda Smith, Executive Assistant Commissioner of CBP’s trade office., with which FGV has a joint venture, should take note of the ban.

Evidence?

The ban, known as a Withhold Release Order, comes a year after GLJhub ILRF RAN SumofUs petitioned CBP to sanction FGV over forced labor on their palm oil plantations in Malaysia. Read our press release on the news here:

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