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Monday, July 27, 2015

Felda to investigate claims of worker abuse

Claims of worker abuse at its plantations will be investigated by Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV) as the oil palm giant responds to allegations that it used forced labour.
The company has requested that The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which published these claims today, provide details of individuals and cases the newspaper had featured.
In a statement today, FGV said that these cases were “isolated incidents” and that the company has “a zero tolerance policy towards harassment or abuse in the workplace”.
“We request the WSJ share details of these individuals and locations in order for us to investigate these isolated incidents.
“We welcome the evidence from the WSJ which will allow us to take the necessary steps to eliminate mistreatment or exploitation of workers on our plantations,” the statement said.
In an expose today, the WSJ claimed that illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Rohingya from Myanmar employed in plantations were denied wages and suffered other forms of abuse.
One worker interviewed by the WSJ claimed that his wages had been withheld for up to six months while another alleged that he had 30% of his weekly pay docked for attending Friday prayers.
The WSJ said that most of the foreign workers at Felda plantations are hired through third-party labour contractors.
The report also said foreign workers hired directly by Felda had a better deal and were paid the minimum wage or RM900 and allowed to go home every two years as per their contract.
In its response today, FGVH said its estate management team monitors all third party labour contractors and how foreign workers are treated in their plantations.
“Contractors found in violation of any regulations will risk losing their contracts with FGV,” FGVH said, adding that worker compensation was directly supervised by the estate management team.
FGVH has also reduced its reliance on labour contractors from 60% in 2008 to 15% in 2014.
All foreign workers employed by the company are accorded the same rights and privileges as Malaysians, while its labour policies are grounded in Malaysian laws, FGVH said.
The company also outlined other facilities it provided for its plantation workers such as housing, insurance coverage and medical treatment.
“Each worker undergoes four health and safety training modules before being deployed to the field.
“Workers are trained on general health and safety, hazards at the workplace, personal protective equipment (PPE) and training specific to their role,” FGVH said.
The company said internal audits, through regular management meetings where workers’ representatives are present, are done to ensure that no worker violations occur.
- TMI

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