Judge @JelaniCobb talks with @AP reporters @MargieMasonAP and @robinmcdowell about their exposé of the horrific abuse of palm oil workers in Southeast Asia, which won in the Newspaper category. bit.ly/32CcaFY #Hillman21
The Newspaper winners explain that the palm oil industry is built on human trafficking, sexual violence, rampant exploitation of labor, and total impunity for corporations profiting from this multi-billion industry. #Hillman21
.@MargieMasonAP and @robinmcdowell found that not only were Rohingya Muslims being trafficked as they fled ethnic cleansing, but also child labor, and devastating occupational injuries. Women bear much of the brunt of this abuse, but all palm workers suffer.
The Newspaper winners tell @jelani9 about the elaborate security precautions they had to take to make sure the 130 workers they interviewed would not be identified by the vengeful plantation owners. #hillman21
The winners found that a lot of banks were complicit in funneling money through the palm oil industry. Despite policies that supposedly prohibit doing business with child labor-using operations. #hillman21
The "green stamp of approval" from the Round Table on Sustainable Palm oil means nothing. It's...a green stamp. Children are still being trafficked, women are still being raped, and lipsticks are still being marked as sustainable.
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