Fishy business. The Social Impact of SST.pdf - Act Now!

Under Spin-Off Business Activities the document reads:“The establishment of [sic] Tuna Processing Plant in Wewak will provide a lot of spin-offbusiness activities in Wewak town. Both the East Sepik Provincial Administration and theSSTC had jointly identified thirty-nine spin-off activities. A separate list of these activities isprovided for you attention and convenience. A fish meal plant will also produce fertilizer forvegetable formers as well as livestock feed for crocodiles, poultry and piggery farmers. “Under Social Related problems, it reads:“All employees will provide their own accommodation. Limited houses will be provided bySSTC. South Seas Tuna Corporation will deal with any social problems directly related with itsproject. We will work closely with all government agencies and community based groups toaddress various social problems as they emerge. All SSTC fishing vessels crewmen will beinstructed not to entertain local women on board our fishing vessels at all times thus minimizingthe spread of sexually transmitted diseases.”Under Internal Revenue, the document says:“This project will provide over K100 million in internal revenue to the national economy.Estimated Provincial Government revenue will be at K20 million per year as per 5% derivationgrants formula as all tuna meat will be exported out of Wewak Port to overseas markets.Sir Michael Somare speech: Address on the Occasion of the Opening of the SouthseasTuna Corporation Loining Factory in Wewak, East Sepik ProvinceSaturday 14 February 2004Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Moses MaladinaHonourable Ministers and Members of ParliamentProvincial Assembly membersHeads of Diplomatic missionsPresident of the South Seas Tuna Corporation,Shareholders and Directors of SSTCOur friends from the Pacific who are members of the PNA,Director of FFA,Departmental HeadsDistinguished Guests and people of East SepikIt gives me much pleasure to be here today to witness this historic occasion as one of the finestexamples in this government's efforts to achieve its strategy of an export-driven economicrecovery and to begin the march forward to a new phase of vibrant growth.It is indeed a fine moment because it was during the time that I was in Opposition that our pushbegan towards the establishment of this plant in Wewak. This long awaited hour of thecommissioning has finally arrived.In January of last year during the cement pouring ceremony, Thomas Negints of SouthseasTuna Corporation spoke at length about the obstacles that the private sector and we as Membersof Parliament in the last term of government (1997 - 2002) had to face in setting up this tunaloining plant.197