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#News: Paraquat is a dangerous #pesticide banned for decades in #EU but readily used in #Indonesia for #palmoil harvesting with severe #health impacts on the (mostly) women and children labourers #Boycottpalmoil https://geographical.co.uk/culture/paraquat-banned-in-europe-on-sale-in-indonesia Via Geographical Magazine
Ronald Kaukau an 11 year old child of a palm oil worker ate dinner and drank water contaminated with #palmoil #pesticide. He started vomiting and died during the night. No compensation was given to the family. This occurred in a palm oil plantation in #Papua supplying to big brands all supposedly using "sustainable" palm oil like Kelloggs, Nestle and Mondelez. More about this case in the Global Witness report https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/true-price-palm-oil/#appendix-1

Paraquat: banned in Europe, on sale in Indonesia - Geographical

The dangerous pesticides destroying the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Borneo
Geographical Contributor (Geographical)
#News #Health #EU #indonesia #palmoil #Boycottpalmoil #pesticide

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