Foreword - The Palm Oil Industry and Human Rights: A Case Study of Palm Oil Corporations in Central Kalimantan
The Palm Oil Industry and Human Rights: A Case Study of Palm Oil Corporations in Central Kalimantan, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), 2015
7 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2015
Date Written: April 20, 2015
Abstract
This is the Foreword to a Report on the detrimental human rights impacts of the operations of the palm oil industry and contributory actions of local and national governments in Central Kalimantan in Indonesia. The Foreword summarizes the scope of human rights abuses, outlines their causes, and identifies responsibilities. It also explains the methodology used by the report’s authors and the political, social and economic contexts in which they conducted the study.
Keywords: human rights, corporations, palm oil, Indonesia, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
JEL Classification: K10, K30, K32
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