Value Creation Is The Bedrock Of Our Business ANNUAL INTEGRATED REPORT 2022 83 Sustainability Review APPROACH TO PREVENT CHILD LABOUR FGV is part of the National Pledge against Child Labour Campaign initiated by the Ministry of Human Resources of Malaysia, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Malaysia. As part of the pledge, FGV is implementing the following activities to prevent and address child labour issues in Malaysia: • Embarking on a child protection programme to minimise the risk of child labour in FGV’s operations and supply chain • Promoting the empowerment of children under FGV’s duty of care by implementing programmes that can help them realise their full potential • Intensifying awareness-raising and capacity building programmes on child rights for FGV’s personnel and supply chain partners In 2022, FGV, together with the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) and the ILO Malaysia, co-organised a workshop that was attended by approximately 90 participants, including the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the CEO of FGVPM, the MTUC Deputy President, estate management and workers. The workshop’s objective was to increase knowledge and awarness of issues pertaining to child and forced labour among our plantation workers. In Lahad Datu, FGV and Project Liber8, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) aimed at raising public awareness of human trafficking, co-organised a workshop to promote greater awareness and understanding on the issues of child trafficking and child labour among students from public schools and FGV’s Community Learning Centres for our migrant workers’ children. APPROACH TO MIGRANT WORKERS FGV is committed to respecting and fulfilling the rights of all of its workers, including migrant workers. We recognise their significant role in our operations and in 2022, FGV revised and strengthened its Guidelines and Procedures for Responsible Recruitment and Employment of Migrant Workers (GPRRMW) to align its practices with international standards and best practices, such as the No Recruitment Fees policy for its migrant workers, which prohibits any party to charge recruitment fees to migrant workers. Additionally, FGV reinforced its due diligence on the appointment of recruitment agencies through a pre-sourcing mechanism to evaluate prospective recruitment agencies on their commitment to human rights and labour standards. This was followed by a due diligence exercise in the source countries where recruitment agencies were further evaluated on their operational processes and facilities. We interviewed workers on their recruitment experience in the source countries upon their arrival in Malaysia. Besides that, we conducted training for the recruitment agencies on responsible and ethical recruitment. In 2022, three recruitment agencies were suspended for failing to comply with FGV’s ethical recruitment requirements. The Group has implemented several initiatives as part of efforts to uphold human rights and labour standards. For instance, One-Stop-Centres were established in Bukit Rokan, Malaysia, Chennai and Kolkata, India and Lombok, Indonesia to further strengthen our procedures for the recruitment of migrant workers. At these One-Stop Centres, migrant workers undergo an orientation session during which they receive their second briefing on their rights and responsibilities, terms of employment, job scope and nature of work, as well as an induction on the FGV e-Wallet application. A human rights capacity building programme was also initiated with workers within its plantations. Through a strategic collaboration with an NGO, FGV developed a human rights training module for plantation workers. UPHOLDING HUMAN RIGHTS
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