Complaint to SUHAKAM - Table of Contents

Haze pollution is something that the Department of Environment refers to as the prevalence of fine particulate matter that is suspended in the atmosphere in unhealthy concentrations.10 Due to the fluid movement of air and air pollutants, our assessment of the sources of haze pollution and the human activities that cause them cannot be confined by territorial limits. [...] He is not able to control the way in which the independent contractor does the work, and the vicarious obligation of a master for the negligence of his servant does not arise under the relationship of employer and independent contractor.”38 Against regulators and auditors, corporate ownership and control over ostensibly independent companies can easily be hidden through holding companies and nomin. [...] Where there appears to be limited or lack of direct evidence, the Precautionary Principle should be applied - in that the insufficiency or unavailability of direct evidence, does not in any way mean that haze pollution does not impact life, the economy or the environment.47 Importantly, the principle also states that in the case of serious or irreversible threats to human health or the ecosystem,. [...] The research estimated that the extreme haze episode in 2015 resulted in 100,300 excess deaths across Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.65 The burden of disease is a measure of the impact of disease and the burden of haze pollution may be more far-reaching than we know. [...] ● If the claimant’s case is aimed at seeking compensation, then the culpability of the Parent company, being removed from the actual activities in Indonesia that contributed to the fires would be even lower compared to the polluter company in the earlier scenario.