Malaysia palm oil

Malaysia announces adopt-an-orangutan plan for palm oil importers

In May, Malaysia put forward a plan to send orangutans abroad as trading gifts in an effort to allay concerns about the impact on the animals' habitat of palm oil production

Malaysian palm oil firms not hiring Bangladeshis over recruitment concerns

Migrant workers, especially from Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Nepal, make up about 80% of the workforce on Malaysia's labour-reliant estates

August 19, 2024
August 19, 2024

Malaysia announces adopt-an-orangutan plan for palm oil importers

In May, Malaysia put forward a plan to send orangutans abroad as trading gifts in an effort to allay concerns about the impact on the animals' habitat of palm oil production

May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023

Malaysian palm oil firms not hiring Bangladeshis over recruitment concerns

Migrant workers, especially from Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Nepal, make up about 80% of the workforce on Malaysia's labour-reliant estates