Sime Darby: Internal probe reveals no systemic forced labour issues

Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) says it had conducted internal assessments of its Malaysian operations and did not find any systemic issues to correlate with a Reuters report saying that forced labour allegations are threatening the company's future business dealings.

Referencing a Reuters report quoting four sources as saying that major palm oil buyers are seeking to block FGV Holdings and SDP from their global supply chain, SDP reiterated that its major customers have expressed support and are working closely with the company to understand the substance of the allegations better...