FORGING AHEAD - Tradewinds Plantation Berhad

WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT
Employee Welfare. Our plantation
workers are truly the backbone of the
Group’s operations. Taking care of their
needs goes beyond providing them with
a roof over their heads. Much thought
and planning has gone into the design
and construction of accommodation for
various categories of staff in all of our
estates. The care taken has greatly
contributed towards an improved and
more conducive living environment that
our people can truly call home.
We have also looked into water supply
issues. In ensuring an adequate and
clean water supply, we have studied
various alternatives such as underground
sources, surface reservoirs, wells and
public and private water suppliers. This
initiative has already benefited residents
at the Retus Estate Complex in Sibu.
Retus Plantation Group of estates is
currently managed by TPB. We continue
to keep a watchful eye on the water
supply needs of other estates, which will
be upgraded as and when required.
Many of our housing estates are virtually
self-contained communities in their own
rights, with a host of amenities provided
such as places of worship, clinics,
kindergartens, crèches, club houses as
well as recreational and sports facilities.
Rather than becoming enclaves
providing comfort and convenience to
our staff, they also serve the needs of
the greater community, drawing folks
from the neighbourhood to enjoy the
amenities. In this way, we earn a place
in the local community, gaining its
respect as a valued and trusted
neighbour.
While we encourage our people to
work hard as a bedrock element of our
success, we ensure that this is balanced
with time set aside for social and
recreational activities. Given the
geographical spread of the Group’s
operations, inter-regional sports and
other recreational activities such as
Family Day, Annual Dinner, festive
gatherings and company outings bring
employees together from across the
Group.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
A continuous learning curve. Human
capital development is the ver y
foundation upon which we can build a
brighter future. We take the view that
every employee is important and has a
critical role to play not only in the Group’s
ongoing and future success but to achieve
the national aspiration of revitalising the
agriculture sector to become the nation’s
third engine of growth. The Tenth
Malaysia Plan 2011-2015 has focused
on skills development as one of the
enablers of productivity and to facilitate
the sector’s move up the value chain. In
the past few years, the Company has
extended study loans or grants to the
deserving employees to pursue tertiary
education to a higher level.
TRADEWINDS PLANTATION BERHAD
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