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No. 15, Level 5-13, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 2, 62654 Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya
SIARAN MEDIA 2020
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KEMENTERIAN PERTIMBANG TINDAKAN BERSESUAIAN BAGI MENANGANI ISU SEKATAN OLEH AMERIKA SYARIKAT TERHADAP PRODUK AGRIKOMODITI NEGARA
1. Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi, YB Dato' Dr. Mohd. Khairuddin Aman Razali telah menerima kunjungan pegawai kanan pengurusan FGV Holdings Bhd (FGV) diketuai oleh Ketua Pegawai Komunikasi Strategik Kumpulan, Dato’ Najmuddin Abdullah. Pertemuan tersebut membincangkan isu membabitkan dakwaan Amerika Syarikat (AS) ke atas FGV yang dikatakan mengamalkan buruh paksa selain perkembangan terkini pembangunan industri sawit negara .
2. Kementerian Perusahaan Perladangan dan Komoditi (KPPK) mengambil maklum dan memandang serius susulan beberapa insiden yang melibatkan penahanan eksport produk agrikomoditi Malaysia oleh Jabatan Kastam dan Perlindungan Sempadan (CBP) AS kebelakangan ini. KPPK berpandangan perlunya satu platform yang lebih adil bagi Malaysia dan AS berunding bagi menangani dakwaan serta tuduhan yang boleh menjejaskan aktiviti perdagangan antara kedua-dua negara.
3. KPPK dimaklumkan bahawa FGV telah menunjukkan komitmen yang tinggi serta mengambil langkah perlu dalam usaha membatalkan WRO sejak petisyen dikemukakan. FGV juga telah mengambil tindakan sewajarnya untuk memperbaiki sistem pengambilan buruh asing serta menetapkan piawaian pekerja yang bersesuaian dalam memastikan kebajikan pekerja terpelihara selaras dengan hak asasi manusia.
4. Tidak dinafikan, AS merupakan pasaran penting bagi produk agrikomoditi Malaysia yang merupakan antara penyumbang terbesar kepada pendapatan eksport negara. Bagi tempoh Januari-Ogos 2020, jumlah eksport agrikomoditi ke negara berkenaan bernilai RM14.10 bilion. Walau bagaimanapun dengan insiden yang semakin kerap berlaku, KPPK bersedia untuk mempertimbang tindakan yang sewajarnya bagi menangani isu tersebut.
5. Pada tahun 2018, KPPK dengan kerjasama Pertubuhan Buruh Antarabangsa (ILO) selaku perunding teknikal kajian telah melaksanakan kajian menyeluruh situasi buruh dalam sektor perladangan sawit Malaysia. Ia dijalankan bagi memastikan hasil kajian yang lebih komprehensif. Kajian ini telah dibentangkan dan diterima oleh Kabinet dan akan dikemukakan kepada Jabatan Buruh (DOL) AS sebagai salah satu inisiatif untuk mengeluarkan sektor perladangan sawit Malaysia daripada senarai Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) yang menjadi rujukan kepada CBP AS dalam membuat keputusan. Langkah ini diharap dapat mengelakkan sekatan ke atas produk agrikomoditi negara pada masa hadapan.
6. Kementerian menyarankan agar pihak industri sawit termasuk FGV untuk terus meneroka pasaran baharu mengambil kira situasi pandemik COVID-19 masa kini dengan memfokuskan eksport sawit ke negara-negara lain yang berpotensi di benua Afrika seperti Nigeria, Asia Tengah dan sebagainya.
7. Di samping itu, bagi mengukuhkan lagi komitmen kerajaan, tiada lagi pengambilan baharu pekerja asing akan dilaksanakan pada masa ini. Oleh yang demikian, isu buruh paksa yang dibangkitkan dan dilaporkan oleh DOL merupakan isu lama dan telah pun diambil tindakan oleh pihak industri.
8. KPPK dengan kerjasama kementerian dan agensi berkaitan sentiasa memberi perhatian mengenai pembangunan industri sawit negara dan mengambil berat kebajikan pekerja di sektor agrikomoditi demi menjamin kemakmuran sejagat dan kemaslahatan bersama.
YB DATO' DR. MOHD. KHAIRUDDIN AMAN RAZALI
Menteri Perusahaan Perladangan Dan Komoditi
22 Oktober 2020
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MEDIA RELEASE
DONATION OF MEDICAL GLOVES FROM SMART GLOVE
CORPORATION SDN BHD AND
MALAYSIA RUBBER EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
(MREPC)
On behalf of the Ministry of Plantation and Commodity Industries (MPIC), I would like to express my gratefulness and appreciation to leadership of Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) and Smart Glove Corporation Sdn. Bhd. who donated 500,000 rubber gloves each to the Ministry. At the Ministry level we have identified Government bodies especially those in the Front Liners to distribute this supply for their use.
As the Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodity Industries, I humbly express our gratitude here for the tremendous help we have received so timely as we are currently fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in our country as well as in every places in the world.
As we know, Malaysia is the world's number one rubber glove manufacturer. Malaysia is also the leading supplier of rubber gloves to the medical sector currently facing the critical condition of COVID-19. MREPC is one of the agencies in this Ministry responsible for promoting domestic rubber products especially gloves, catheters, seismic bearing and so forth.
MREPC is working closely with the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA) in ensuring that Malaysian standard gloves continue to be the top choice in the world.
MARGMA estimates that the global demand of rubber gloves are 330 billion units. Malaysia's exports this year alone are expected to be 225 billion units a year, which worth over RM20 billion compared to 170 billion units last year; of which generated export earnings of RM17.3 billion. Our country's rubber glove industry is very important as exports from Malaysia meet 65% of global demand.
In this regard, the Government through Ministry of International Trade and Industries and Ministry of Health has agreed to list medical and surgical devices especially glove manufacture to continue operating during the period of the Movement Control Order (CPP).
We will definitely focus on the rubber sector and I hereby advise all the rubber sectors to operate and gain relief during the Covid-19 outbreak, wherein they shall always in compliance with the SOP set by the Ministry. This is to enable them to operate without violation of the law imposed by the Government.
We have recently received a report on 2 rubber gloves that have been found to be in violation of regulations that leads to environmental pollution in our country. We do not want this to happen again and I urge all rubber industry operators to comply with all the directives set by the Government and the Ministry.
Last but not least, I once again take this opportunity to greatly thank all the parties involved in making this event a success today.
YB Tuan Willie Mongin
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities
16th April 2020
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THE SARAWAK STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT JOINTLY ASSISTED THE SMALL HOLDER OF
RUBBER FARMERS
1. On behalf of the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), I sincerely welcome the provident measures taken by our Sarawak State Government which has helped the smallholders by providing an additional RM0.50/kg on rubber prices, which generate the total Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) to RM1.90/kg.
2. This initiative will certainly help ease the burden and increase the income of the smallholders in Sarawak particularly.
3. This also proves that the government of our Sarawak State and the Federal Government are serious in defending the fate of the people. For public information, the RM2.50/kg cuplump is the Federal Government's IPG activation price.
4. In the Month of March 2020, IPG was activated reason being in Sarawak the average monthly farm price of cuplump was RM1.80/kg, which means that the smallholders would pay IPG of RM0.70 / kg cuplump (RM2.50- RM1.80 = RM0.70 / kg). Since the cuplump contains only 50% of the dry rubber content (DRC), the IPG value is RM1.40/kg of cuplump for 100% DRC.
5. The Sarawak government has assisted smallholders with an additional incentive of RM0.50/ kg, raising the total of IPG to
RM1.90/kg (100% DRC).
6. For example, let say if smallholder produces a 400 kg of cuplumps (50% of DRC) in March, the amount of incentive paid will be RM380 compared to RM280 at regular IPG rates without additional incentives from the Sarawak Government.
7. Without this IPG, smallholders' income from cuplump sales is only RM720. However, with this additional IPG incentives in Sarawak, the smallholders' income would be RM1,100 (RM720 + RM380).
8. Therefore, I urge all rubber smallholders who have yet to sign up for the Rubber Transaction Authority Permit (PAT-G), you may register at the Sarawak State Agriculture Office as well as any Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) office so they can benefit from IPG and keep them out.
9. For any further inquiries they may also call the LGM Hotline at 1- 800-888-474 (Mon-Fri) 9 am-5pm or 019-602 6001, 019-625 7800 after 5.00 pm.
YB TUAN WILLIE MONGIN
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities
15 April 2020
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THE SARAWAK STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT JOINTLY ASSISTED THE SMALL HOLDER OF RUBBER FARMERS
1. On behalf of the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), I sincerely welcome the provident measures taken by our Sarawak State Government which has helped the smallholders by providing an additional RM0.50/kg on rubber prices, which generate the total Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) to RM1.90/kg.
2. This initiative will certainly help ease the burden and increase the income of the smallholders in Sarawak particularly.
3. This also proves that the government of our Sarawak State and the Federal Government are serious in defending the fate of the people. For public information, the RM2.50/kg cuplump is the Federal Government's IPG activation price.
4. In the Month of March 2020, IPG was activated reason being in Sarawak the average monthly farm price of cuplump was RM1.80/kg, which means that the smallholders would pay IPG of RM0.70 / kg cuplump (RM2.50- RM1.80 = RM0.70 / kg). Since the cuplump contains only 50% of the dry rubber content (DRC), the IPG value is RM1.40/kg of cuplump for 100% DRC.
5. The Sarawak government has assisted smallholders with an additional incentive of RM0.50/ kg, raising the total of IPG to RM1.90/kg (100% DRC).
6. For example, let say if smallholder produces a 400 kg of cuplumps (50% of DRC) in March, the amount of incentive paid will be RM380 compared to RM280 at regular IPG rates without additional incentives from the Sarawak Government.
7. Without this IPG, smallholders' income from cuplump sales is only RM720. However, with this additional IPG incentives in Sarawak, the smallholders' income would be RM1,100 (RM720 + RM380).
8. Therefore, I urge all rubber smallholders who have yet to sign up for the Rubber Transaction Authority Permit (PAT-G), you may register at the Sarawak State Agriculture Office as well as any Malaysian Rubber Board (LGM) office so they can benefit from IPG and keep them out.
9. For any further inquiries they may also call the LGM Hotline at 1800-888-474 (Mon-Fri) 9 am-5pm or 019-602 6001, 019-625 7800 after 5.00 pm.
YB TUAN WILLIE MONGIN
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities
15 April 2020
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PRESS STATEMENT
3rd April 2020
APPEAL TO LIFT MCO IN PLANTATION SECTOR AS SUPPLEMENTARY TO
THE PALM OIL REFINING SECTOR
We refer to the recent shutdown of six oil palm plantation areas in Sabah by the State Government in its effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 virus among its workers there. Whilst we appreciate and commend the effort undertaken by the authorities in combating this disease, we are at the same time concerned about its impact on the palm oil industry in
particular and on the nation's economy in general.
By restricting plantation workers from harvesting the oil palm fruits which otherwise would be left unattended and eventually disposed off due to deterioration in quality will have dire consequences in the supply chain. Needless to say, when Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) cannot be harvested and transported to the mills for processing into Crude Palm Oil (CPO), the refineries will be choked with no supply for refining into cooking oil and other bakery/confectionery fats which are essential food products highly sought after by the consuming public and in short supply particularly during this period of need.
Whilst appreciating the need for social distancing to break the virus chain, it is also necessary to recognise the behaviour pattern of the plantation workers. Without any work to do, thousands of these workers are unlikely to sit at home but congregate in groups, thus defeating the purpose of the lockdown. It will be a herculean task to police and monitor the
movement of such large numbers of workers. The objective would probably be better served by keeping them gainfully occupied at work, where their movements can be much better coordinated and monitored under hygienic conditions.
As we are all aware, Crude Palm Oil is the lifeline of the refining industry. Without which, there is no cooking oil available let alone any of the consumer necessities mentioned above.
We, the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (PORAM), therefore are in full support of the appeal and the move made by the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA), the Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) and other entities including individual companies such as FGV, Sime Darby and Wilmar to allow the plantation sector to continue to function albeit under certain conditions and precautionary safety measures. The varied reasons given by them are self-explanatory and unnecessary for us to repeat here.
Like any business entity, the palm oil refining industry has to remain viable, productive and more importantly to be able to put its nose above water as a matter of survival especially in difficult times like this. Without a constant supply of CPO, the refineries have to shut leading to loss of revenue, layoffs and a host of other problems not mentioning a cut-off in the supply of cooking oil in the domestic market.
Similarly, palm oil mills particularly the smaller ones with no plantation back-up and support to sustain their business during the MCO period are in the same predicament. Without a constant supply of FFBs, they are equally vulnerable.
In so far as external trade is concerned, many refineries had earlier sold and entered into forward contracts with their buyers overseas and these have to be honoured and fulfilled lest they be defaulted. As a consequence, the national economy will suffer through a loss in foreign exchange. In 2019, the export revenue earned by the palm oil industry amounted to RM 67b and due to the current crisis which has triggered a softer market sentiment with lower prices, the revenue for 2020 is expected to be reduced.
We also have to take into consideration the plight of those in the ancillary services such as trading companies which do not have manufacturing facilities but they play a vital role in connecting the refinery to the overseas end buyer. They too have orders to fulfil, i.e. to get their supplies from the refinery for onward shipment to their destination buyer. Other key services include inland transportation/haulage, freight forwarding, bulk installations, cargo surveying/inspection, analytical laboratories and so on.
Once again, we appeal and call on the Sabah Government to allow the palm oil industry and its supply chain to work in unison so as not to disrupt it for the benefit of the consumer and the economy as a whole.
Thank you.
Jamil Haron
Chairman, PORAM
PERSATUAN PENAPIS MINYAK SAWIT MALAYSIA