POLICY PAPER: GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN OIL PALM PLANTATIONS
Oil palm plantations are a strategic commodity for Indonesia. The government continues to improve the governance of oil palm plantations in line with the development of oil palm plantations in Indonesia. However, one aspect that still needs to be considered by the government is gender issues in oil palm plantations, where there are still women workers who have almost no legal protection in the workplace.
Lacking the attention of the parties on the issue, WWF Indonesia together with experts in the field of social and gender issues compiled a policy paper on the protection of the human rights of women workers in oil palm plantations. Since August 2022, the preparation of the policy paper began with the development of a framework and identification of problems in the field. This was followed by exploration with stakeholders including non-governmental organizations and academics through limited FGD activities.
The policy paper entitled Gender and Human Rights Issues in Oil Palm Plantations was written by Andik Hardiyanto, Wiko Saputra, Evarisan, Sekar Askarini Noersyachbana and Angga Prathama Putra. It also received inputs from Nur Laily (Yayasan Sukma - Legal Resources Center for Gender Justice and Human Rights (LRC-KJHAM)), Dr. Feybe E.N Lumuru (Lingkar Komunitas Sawit), Sumarjono Saragih (GAPKI), A. Inda Fatinaware (Sawit Watch), Aryo Gustomo (RSPO), Joko Sarjito and Viola Zianka.
This policy paper is one of the steps to encourage the strengthening of the protection of the human rights of women workers in oil palm plantations, while presenting recommendations for improving existing actions and policies in Indonesia.