US finds no forced labour in Sime Darby’s palm oil production

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US finds no forced labour in Sime Darby’s palm oil production

PETALING JAYA: The United States has cleared Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) of allegations of forced labour in the production of its palm oil and derivative products, a filing under the US Federal Register showed.

According to the filing dated Jan 31 and posted in the register today, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it had satisfactory evidence that SDP no longer used forced labour to produce its palm oil products.

“It is hereby determined that the articles described below are no longer being mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with the use of convict, forced, or indentured labour by the Sime Darby Plantation, its subsidiaries, and joint ventures,” the filing read.

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