Child labour

Question 1

a) TRUE. I carry the sacks with the loose fruit by myself but can only carry it half full. My hands hurt and my body aches

b) FALSE. but only two offered any detail about which products were affected.

c) TRUE. Wilmar said it was aware of allegations about labour rights abuses before it was contacted by Amnesty and was already taking steps to remedy any failings

d) TRUE. The focus on Wilmar is often used to draw attention to problems in the wider palm oil industry.”

Question 2

a) Because when they buy a product they think it is ethically produced.

b) No, if the companies wanted, they’d find out how the products were collected.

Question 3

a)   Hazardous

b)   Carry out

c)   Gather

d)   Sure

e)   Be aware of

Question 4

a) Children… are employed to do back-breaking physical labour by Wilmar

b) There isn’t... anything sustainable about palm oil that is produced using child labour and forced labour.

c. The company said that...They acknowledged that there were ongoing labour issues in the palm oil industry, and those issues could affect any palm company operating in Indonesia.