FGV Annual Report 2020

In addition to that, FGV established strategic partnerships with external organisations to support improvements to our labour practices. Human rights training • FGV collaborates with Tenaganita, a Malaysian non-governmental organisation (NGO) to develop training modules and conduct training for our migrant workers. The training will cover topics such as human rights and labour standards, and is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021. These sessions are expected to raise awareness among migrant workers on forced labour and human trafficking. They will also be sections to refresh and reinforce their understanding of the terms of their employment as wells as their rights, entitlements, benefits and responsibilities, and how to access the grievance mechanism. Human rights and safety awareness-raising campaign FGV collaborates with Procter & Gamble Chemicals (PGC) to develop training materials on human rights and safety. The materials are targeted in different levels of employees in FGV. The project gives much emphasis to producing interesting and interactive training materials that connect with participants, and achieve the following goals: • To promote awareness and understanding among FGV employees on the fundamental principles of human rights, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights and workers’ rights. • To promote awareness on the importance of PPE to be used by workers at operational level and at the corporate head office Labour Supply Chain and Migrant Workers Vulnerability Assessment project, a collaborationwith International Organization forMigration (IOM) and Earthworm Foundation (EF) • The scope of this collaborative project includes reviewing the process of recruitment of migrant workers and to upgrade FGV’s internal processes and procedures in line with international standards. On 3 September 2020, FGV received a report from IOM and EF on the outcomes and recommendations from the labour supply mapping exercise. FGV started implementing the recommendations of this report in 2020. Partnership with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia • FGV is collaborating with the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) to assess the working and living conditions of FGV’s workers. In December 2020, SUHAKAM conducted a site visit to assist FGV identify and address gaps in the working and living conditions of migrant workers. WORKER WELFARE improvements As a responsible employer, FGV places great importance in fulfilling its workers’ right to adequate housing. Over the past three (3) years, FGV has invested approximately RM350 million to upgrade worker housing by constructing new housing and facilities in our plantations in Malaysia. This effort is also in line with the Government’s newly introduced regulations on minimum standards for worker housing to address cramped and congested living conditions that were cited as the cause of high number of COVID-19 cases among migrant workers. We had completed upgrading/constructing 387 out of 435 blocks of workers’ housing as listed below: completed 87 blocks of the 126 blocks planned Peninsular Malaysia Sabah Sarawak completed 293 of the 302 blocks planned completed 7 blocks of accommodation in 2020 125 Who We Are How We Operate How We Are Governed Additional Information Sustainability Matters Statement & Discussion By Our Leaders