InfoSAWIT, DONGGALA – The villagers of Rio Mukti complained for the closed access to pass through palm oil plantations that belong to the subsidiary of PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk., PT. Mamuang in Central Sulawesi Province.

A villager said, the closed access made many others difficult to transport their fresh fruit bunch (FFB) harvest from their plantations.

He also told many cannot tell their issue to the public. “The villagers are afraid of telling it to the public for unknown people intimidate and  press the villagers,” he who did not want to be known, said to InfoSAWIT.

He also explained that area conflicts with the company lasts for years.

Social conflict between the villagers and the subsidiary of PT. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk., has been told by non-government organization - Wahana Lingkungan Hidup or WALHI.

After not hearing the response from the company, Walhi and Friends of The Earth (FOE) Internasional took the villagers which got discrimination to meet palm oil buyers that still consume palm oil supply produced by PT. Astra Agro Lestari Tbk.

By the early of 2023, P&G Corporation, Pepsico and some buyers in the globe decided to stop purchasing by asking their supply not to get it from Astra Agro Group (T1)

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