Former minister says US palm oil ban based on old complaint

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Former primary industries minister Teresa Kok has urged the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to send an investigative team to Malaysia to probe the labour practices of Malaysia's oil palm plantation giant FGV Holdings.Kok, who is the Seputeh MP, cited the ban against palm oil and palm oil products from FGV as "unreasonable" and "based on an old issue".This came after the US banned the import of palm oil from FGV over allegations that it used forced labour in the production process.The CBP had stated that the ban was enforced after a year-long investigation that revealed forced labour indicators such as abuse of the vulnerable, deception, physical and sexual violence, intimidation and threats, retention of identity documents, and the potential exploitation of child labour.However, Kok defended FGV, arguing that the company had taken vari…