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Greenpeace investigation reveals new incidents of forced labour on Thai-operated vessels

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4 November, 2015
Bangkok, 4 November 2015 – John West owner, Thai Union Group, has not done enough to alleviate concerns over human rights abuses in the company’s tuna supply chain despite recent media scrutiny of its business operations, according to a Greenpeace investigation.

The report features new interviews with survivors of trafficking and forced labour in Indonesia who faced abuse and food deprivation on Thai-operated fishing vessels. These ships transferred their tuna and other fish to a Thai carrier vessel, Marine One, which is owned by Thailand’s Silver Sea Line Co. Ltd – the same company implicated in a recent Associated Press investigation for transporting seafood caught using forced labour to a Thai Union supplier.

Article tagged as: Fish Aggregation Devices [FADs], human rights, human trafficking, indonesia, john west, thai union, thailand, tuna

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APP to destroy plantations to protect rainforest

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Pulp and paper giant retires some plantation areas as part of peatland restoration plan

13 August, 2015

Jakarta 13 August 2015: Greenpeace congratulates Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) on taking a decision to immediately retire around 7,000 hectares of existing acacia plantations located in two of Sumatra’s threatened peat swamp forest landscapes.

This decision follows the first round of rapid assessment management recommendations delivered by APP’s independent peat expert team, which is led by the Dutch organisation Deltares.(1)

Article tagged as: APP, indonesia, logging, peatland, rainforest

New forest conservation policy from pulp and paper giant APRIL shows forest protection becoming way forward for Indonesian industries

Last edited 3 June 2015 at 8:24am

Greenpeace commends APRIL and calls on government to support environment, communities and progressive companies with forest sector reform

3 June, 2015

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 3 June 2015 - APRIL, one of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper, has today announced an end to deforestation as part of a new ‘Sustainable Forest Management Plan’.

Deforestation for pulp and paper, and palm oil, is a leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia. If properly implemented, APRIL’s pledge will prove to be another major step by business towards protecting Indonesia’s rainforests and peatlands.

Article tagged as: APRIL, deforestation, indonesia, pulp and paper

Santander to stop funding forest destruction in Indonesia

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25 February, 2015

London, Wednesday 25th February, 2015. High Street bank Santander today pledged to stop financing the pulp and paper company Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL) because of its destruction of the Indonesian rainforest.

APRIL is a major cause of deforestation in Indonesia, where it is levelling ancient rainforest to use the timber for pulp production and the land for industrial acacia plantations. APRIL’s operations have been condemned by every major environmental organisation in Indonesia, which have accused it of breaching Indonesian forestry regulations, causing conflict with local communities and of failing to meet its own weak policies on forest protection.

Article tagged as: APRIL, forests, indonesia, rainforest, Santander

UPDATE: Santander admits it's funding forest destruction

Posted by Richardg — 12 February 2015 at 4:04pm - Comments
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We've forced Santander to admit that it's bankrolling the destructive paper company APRIL. But the high street bank says it's 'monitoring the situation' and will 'act accordingly'. It's a cop out - and here's why.

Article tagged as: APRIL, deforestation, forests, indonesia, pulp and paper, rainforest, Santander

Indonesian President dams canal and vows to protect peatlands

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27 November, 2014

Indonesia’s President, Joko Widodo joined a local community in damming a canal to stop the drainage of a peat forest in Sumatra, signalling his intent to decisively tackle Sumatra’s devastating forest fires.

Article tagged as: forests, indonesia, President Joko Widodo

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