Approach to migrant workers Migrant workers form a dominant portion of the workforce at our plantations. They are instrumental in executing the important initial component of our value chain, namely harvesting. The declining FFB yield across the industry over the past few years, attributable in large part to a freeze on migrant worker recruitment, serves to underscore the significance of migrant workers and the important role they play. We recognise the vulnerability of migrant workers during the recruitment process and have implemented a range of initiatives to protect the rights of this community within our workforce. For instance, we participated in the labour supply mapping project conducted by the United Nations International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Earthworm Foundation (EF), a global non-profit organisation that helps companies and communities deliver responsible products that respect the environment and improve people's lives. 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. We recognise the vulnerability of migrant workers during the recruitment process and have implemented a range of initiatives to protect the rights of this community within our workforce. The recommendations arising from the project and from the FLA-FGV Workshop on Responsible Recruitment, where our existing procedures and mechanisms were assessed to address gaps in our practices, were taken into account in reviewing and revising FGV’s Guidelines and Procedures for the Responsible Recruitment of Foreign Workers (GPRRFW). Following this review, the GPRRFW now contains provisions that reflect the UNGPs and the ILO’s Guidelines on Fair Recruitment as well as other good practices. In revising the GPRRFW, an external consultation was organised with various stakeholders including relevant UN agencies, government agencies as well as CSOs, and have incorporated suggestions to strengthen FGV’s recruitment practices. The revision is expected to be adopted within the first quarter of 2022. In anticipation of the Government’s decision to reopen Malaysia’s borders to new migrant recruits, FGV has put in place additional safeguards and due diligence measures including pre-sourcing assessment mechanism, to align its recruitment procedures with best practices relating to responsible and ethical recruitment. In 2021, FGV’s migrant workers were mainly from Bangladesh and Indonesia who were recruited through legal channels and processes recognised and approved by the authorities of Malaysia and the source countries. During the reporting year, FGV had 10,038 Indonesian workers and 6,962 Bangladeshi workers, who collectively form the majority of FGV’s plantation workforce. All of these workers are FGV’s direct employees. 79 CLIMATE ACTION & ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020/2021
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