Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Palm-Oil-Workers-in-Sumatra-27MZIFLFKFKF.htmlConceptually similarPalm Oil Workers in SumatraGP01GO9Completed★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GOBCompleted★★★★Workers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GONCompleted★★★★Workers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOKCompleted★★★★Workers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOLCompleted★★★★Workers at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOMCompleted★★★★Worker at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOICompleted★★★★Worker at a Palm Oil Plantation in SumatraGP01GOJCompleted★★★★Palm Oil Worker in SumatraGP01GO5Completed★★★★View AllGP01GOAPalm Oil Workers in SumatraPalm oil plantation workers Murali and Melda pose for a photo as they work to clear branches and wood chunks in a field.Locations:Indonesia-Kuala Cenaku-Riau-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:18 Mar, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / Natalie BehringMaximum size:3168px X 2112pxKeywords:Agriculture-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Farmers-Forests (campaign title)-Industry-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Manual workers-Oil palm (plants)-Outdoors-Plantations-Two people-WomenShoot:Documentation on Palm Oil Industry in IndonesiaSumatra is home to a number of palm oil plantations such as the ever expanding Duta-Palma plantation which employs people from the local area to work in the fields. For a days work the workers will be paid around $3.50 US. The production of palm oil and the expansion of the industry by cosmetic, food and biofuel company’s is driving the wholesale destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests and peatlands through growing palm oil consumption. The natural peatlands are drained and the areas are burned in order to make space for plant palm oil saplings. This causes massive amounts of biodiversity loss and releases vast amounts of peatland carbon in the form of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Related Collections:Documentation on Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia (Photo & Video)
