AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday (June 8) called for better collaboration with neighbouring Malaysia to fight what he called 'discrimination' against their countries' palm oil products, as a new European...
KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for better collaboration with neighbouring Malaysia to fight what he called "discrimination" against their countries' palm oil products, as a new European Union law threatens to dent exports of the commodity.
Indonesia and Malaysia are the world's top two producers and exporters of palm oil, a commodity used in everything from lipstick to pizza. In a joint statement, the two leaders vowed to cooperate closely to address the EU's "highly detrimental discriminatory measures against palm oil".Indonesia and Malaysia, which together account for about 85 per cent of global palm oil exports, sent a joint mission to Brussels last week with senior government officials from both countries meeting with EU leaders to discuss the deforestation law.
Jokowi also said both countries have agreed to establish a framework on protecting migrant workers' rights.
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