Just Transition in the palm oil sector
Beschreibung
Better Working Conditions and Environmental Protection as a Dream Team – New Mini-Exhibition and Guided Tours in the Tropical Greenhouse. In Southeast Asia’s palm oil industry,
vast monocultures are now replacing what once stored vast amounts of CO2, provided a home for people, and served as a habitat for thousands of animal and plant species. At the same time,
despite the widespread destruction, the plantations are now a major source of jobs—and their impact extends far beyond Southeast Asia. It seems as though the industry is facing a dilemma:
either a pristine rainforest or millions of jobs.
Rarely, however, attention is paid to the workers themselves and their capacity to take action. After all, the wages of some 16 million people in Indonesia alone depend on maintaining the
plantations that harm their own bodies and our global climate. Yet there are labor movements in which they stand up for their own interests. These initial steps demonstrate that efforts to improve
working conditions can also benefit the environment and the climate.
The concept behind this is called “Just Transition”. The mini-exhibition, which will be on display at the Tropenhaus starting in late October, as well as three public guided tours, will focus precisely
on this topic. What real and apparent dilemmas are emerging in the palm oil industry?
What are the perspectives and interests of the workers, and what do concrete ideas for a future palm oil industry look like? And how can we apply the Just Transition approach to our own lives
and workplaces?
Jobs vs. Rainforest? Mini-exhibition & open guided tours on Just Transition in the palm oil sector
Opening and first tour (German): Oct. 18, 3:00 p.m. / Other tours: Oct. 21, 4:00 p.m. (English),
Oct. 25, 2:00 p.m. (German)
No registration required
Admission: €5/ students free
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Concept and Implementation: Paul Sattler, studies (Agriculture, Ecology and Societies),
works in the “green” sector and is active in the area of Just Transition / ecological union
politics
vast monocultures are now replacing what once stored vast amounts of CO2, provided a home for people, and served as a habitat for thousands of animal and plant species. At the same time,
despite the widespread destruction, the plantations are now a major source of jobs—and their impact extends far beyond Southeast Asia. It seems as though the industry is facing a dilemma:
either a pristine rainforest or millions of jobs.
Rarely, however, attention is paid to the workers themselves and their capacity to take action. After all, the wages of some 16 million people in Indonesia alone depend on maintaining the
plantations that harm their own bodies and our global climate. Yet there are labor movements in which they stand up for their own interests. These initial steps demonstrate that efforts to improve
working conditions can also benefit the environment and the climate.
The concept behind this is called “Just Transition”. The mini-exhibition, which will be on display at the Tropenhaus starting in late October, as well as three public guided tours, will focus precisely
on this topic. What real and apparent dilemmas are emerging in the palm oil industry?
What are the perspectives and interests of the workers, and what do concrete ideas for a future palm oil industry look like? And how can we apply the Just Transition approach to our own lives
and workplaces?
Jobs vs. Rainforest? Mini-exhibition & open guided tours on Just Transition in the palm oil sector
Opening and first tour (German): Oct. 18, 3:00 p.m. / Other tours: Oct. 21, 4:00 p.m. (English),
Oct. 25, 2:00 p.m. (German)
No registration required
Admission: €5/ students free
Concept and Implementation: Paul Sattler, studies (Agriculture, Ecology and Societies),
works in the “green” sector and is active in the area of Just Transition / ecological union
politics