InfoSAWIT, JAKATA – United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) changed what they found about forced labor in Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP). It means, USCBP would deliver palm oil import permit to SDP in the United States of America (USA) immediately.

By the decision, USCBP admitted comprehensive process in SDP in the past two years to review, revise, and if needed – increased its protocol in recruitment, management, and work with its workers.

Group Managing Director of Sime Darby Plantation, Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha said, it would be valuable experience to develop advance company by making sure that every worker gets safe, satisfaction, support, and treated fairly in the company.

The comprehensive efforts to implement the change in every operational of SDP in Malaysia which is led by Chief Financial Officer – Renaka Ramachandran which is managed by Sustainability Committee Board, Mohamad Helmy also mentioned, at least, it took more than 500.000 work hour to review and revise what we did in the past.

“To confirm the change which was running, we also manage the experts to empower our workers. It is very important to protect them in many vulnerable positions,” he said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, Monday (6/2/2023).

Mohamad Helmy also realized the big change in labor standard and practices in the group in its operational would not be realized without hard work, contribution, and collaboration from many parties and organizations.

“With the hard work, Sime Darby Plantation identified and invested to what we believe as the best practical approach would take our workers’ experiences to the next level. We could not do it ourselves but we believe that the advance initiative in this industry would be followed up by other palm oil industries. We would be very happy to share these experiences with our partners and relatives in this industry,” Mohamad Helmy said. (T2)