West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide

West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory. All are products that contain palm oil and are made, say the campaigners, by companies that source the ingredient directly from West Papua, which has been under Indonesian control since 1963 and where thousands of acres of rainforest are being cleared for agriculture. More than 90 West Papuan tribes, political organisations and religious groups have endorsed the call for a boycott, which they say should continue

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