Asiatic Persada controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2014
Death and injuries involving company security
Company security was reported to have killed one member of the Suku Anak Dalam community and injured five others during the continuing land conflict.
Long-running land-rights dispute with the Suku Anak Dalam
The company was involved in a land-rights dispute with the Suku Anak Dalam community that reportedly continued for more than 30 years. Allegations concerned plantation expansion into land claimed or legally protected as indigenous territory.
Alleged rainforest clearance and land grabbing
Asiatic Persada was accused of clearing forest for oil palm plantations and of illegally claiming a further area of rainforest, including land associated with indigenous rights. These allegations were part of the context for Wilmar International’s divestment.