Sentences with phrase «local plantation workers»

Palsgaard has been a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2008, and sees the topic of sustainability as an essential issue for protecting the global environment, upholding biodiversity and providing suitable working conditions for local plantation workers.

After the event, Laidre heard a story from a local plantation worker who had witnessed something similar a couple of years earlier.

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Highlights of the trip include meeting with the Honorable Minister of Education of Sri Lanka at the President's home, visiting with tea plantation workers and their local schools, and discussing the research topic with leaders of the Sri Lankan Commissions for UNESCO and UNICEF.

It is most remembered by local families for its pig farm, in which hogs were raised to feed the many sugar plantation workers.

The jobs that are created by palm oil plantations do little to benefit local communities as they are often given to migrant workers and are rife with labor rights violations.

Though there has been some controversy surrounding its effectiveness, the RSPO works with some 300 member companies to help ensure that no more rainforest is chopped down for palm oil plantations, that all plantations minimize their environmental impact, and that the rights of local people and plantation workers are respected in producing palm oil.