Abstract
Although palm oil plantations have been there in Indonesia for a century, the laborers who work on them have seen insignificant change compared to workers in other sectors, especially in industry. As of the colonial era, growers have imposed huge work targets and fines. They have also engaged in arbitrary treatment of labor and imposed unfair wage systems. These practices have led to social and environmental conflicts and greatly impoverished the plantation workers. Instead of providing assistance to them, the government perpetuates the company practices by failing to impose regulations to protect plantation laborers. This has also impacted the lives of women and children adversely. Poverty often forces generations of families to work on the plantations. The welfare of plantation workers needs to be addressed in order to empower them to reclaim their rights as labor and as human beings.
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