New Report Finds Global Food Giants PepsiCo, Indofood Linked to Poverty Wages, Worker Exploitation and Discrimination
The second field investigation in a year documents systemic labor violations on Indofood-owned palm oil plantations in Indonesia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, +1.425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco, CA…
Tyson: Stop Conflict Palm Oil & Factory Farming
Tyson Foods is a massive company that has a devastating impact on countless people, animals and our planet. This corporate giant profits from “processing” chicken, cows and pigs into meat…
Crystal Pepsi ‘90s-Themed Product Launch Concert Disrupted by Palm Oil Protest
For Immediate Release: August 10th, 2016Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon, 202-503-6141 *** High resolution images here: http://www.ran.org/projection_action_nyc *** Crystal Pepsi ‘90s-Themed Product Launch Concert Disrupted by Palm Oil Protest Rainforest Action Network…
Let’s talk about Palm Oil, Baby
Last night PepsiCo re-launched its 90’s throwback drink, Crystal Pepsi. It was a 90’s-filled night, with performances by Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue. In typical 90’s nerd fashion, we weren’t invited,…
RAN: RSPO Puts Credibility on the Line by Lifting IOI Suspension
Today, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) lifted its suspension of IOI Group, one of the world’s largest palm oil traders. IOI Group’s membership had been suspended from the…
RSPO’s Credibility On The Line: Will It Maintain Its Suspension of Industry Laggard IOI Group?
Yesterday, news broke of a pending decision by the RSPO Complaints Panel to lift the suspension of IOI Group’s certification under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification system. If…
The Huffington Post: A Hidden Ingredient In Your Candy Bar: Exploited Labor
The Rainforest Action Network released a video Tuesday highlighting the human cost of palm oil, the ubiquitous commodity found in everything from ice cream to detergent. The video describes how the palm oil…
TriplePundit: Animated Video Highlights Labor Abuses in Palm Oil Supply Chain
“The strategy is clear. Relentlessly and loudly calling out PepsiCo, one of the world’s most visible beverage and snack foods brands, could actually convince other companies that it is in…
Systemic Labor Abuses, Modern Day Slavery Exposed by Palm Oil Workers’ Stories in New Animated Video
Video follows report exposing egregious labor rights abuses on the palm oil plantations of PepsiCo joint venture partner Indofood FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, +1.425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco,…
Monga Bay: PepsiCo products in Indonesia tainted with worker abuses, report finds
The report released earlier this month, titled The Human Cost of Conflict Palm Oil, alleges that investigators from two Indonesian NGOs — the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and labor group…
