InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Palm oil industries in Indonesia delivered not only in economic sectors but also played the strategic roles to shape the future of this nation.
Sumarjono Saragih, Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) and also the Chairman and Founder of WISPO (Worker Initiatives for Sustainable Palm Oil) emphasized it would be significant to get qualified human resources to realize the vision of Indonesia for Indonesia Emas 2045. In this context, the empowered female would be the mother in the golden generations to be superior and noble morals.
In West Kalimantan Province, palm oil industries involved more than 700 thousand men in the supply chain with the contribution 13,56% to regional gross domestic product in 2023. “The female played their roles in the industries massively and sustainable industries should be good for the female and children,” Saragih said, as in the official statement to InfoSAWIT, Thursday (29/8/2024).
Realizing the challenges that villgers faced – minimum supporting infrastructures, Saragih emphasized it would need collaborative ways to optimize the roles of palm oil industries to realize the goals in Indonesia Emas 2045.
As part of the efforts, IPOA launched some initiatives, such as, publishing Buku Panduan Perlindungan Pekerja Perempuan dan Anak. Governor in duty of West Kalimantan, dr. Harisson, M. Kes., appreciated it. "The guidance book would be very significant and should be socialized for every planter. Let us be better together, protect female, and prepare the children asa the golden generation, smart and in noble morals,” Harisson said in his speech at a seminar and workshop about female and children protection in Pontianak.
Back to Saragih, as a doctor, the governor really understood what the female and children’s roles and what they faced in palm oil plantation sectors. He did full support to every effort that would protect the female and children. “It would be the first time a governor physically attended to discuss female and children protection in palm oil sector. His presence and real support would be a lot for us,” Saragih said..
Buku Panduan Perlindungan Perempuan that was firstly launched in 2021 by Minister of Female and Children Protection, Bintang Puspayoga would be the significant guidelines to protect female in this sector. One strategic thing propsed in the book was the establishment of female committee in every unit (of company) or palm oil plantation.
The event was running on 28 - 29 August in Pontianak. It was part of series of activity in palm oil centers. It was the collaboration among IPOA, International Labor Organization, and labors’ organization – JAPBUSI with fund supports from Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency and joined by 110 participants from many representatives. (T2)
