Deal #8009

Initially they were rejected but due to offers of 1 million rupiah/hectare there were mixed responses among the community.

Oil palm plantation company Socfin has meant violence and oppression for affected communities in several African countries

Pollution of river water. The crops of the people in the village was destroyed when the company started using bulldozers. Community members who did not accept the offer of the company was still evicted. There are conflicts in areas where they have already planted with palm oil that is still being claimed by the community. The head of the village has been accused of harvesting in his own land and was arrested without proper procedure. Since the company's arrival, communities, and women in particular, have faced violent incidents, criminalization and harassment. Strong resistance also emerged, mostly led by women. A resistance speaking with one united voice: lands must be returned to the traditional care-taker

a journalist and the national coordinator of the women’s advocacy network WORNAPI, released a podcast to highlight the different layers of oppression women face once industrial plantations invade their territories.