The Immense Human Cost of Keeping Thailand’s Palm Oil Flowing
EATER
AUGUST 3, 2021
It was the morning of February 11, 2015, when Somrudee Boonthonglek first saw the two men outside her shop. A resident of Klong Sai Pattana amidst the palm tree fields in southern Thailand. The global thirst for palm oil has never been more ravenous. Around 6 p.m. that evening, Somrudee was making dinner when the two men returned.
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