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SIARAN MEDIA 2020
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Malaysia’s Berjaya Corporation Committed towards Palm Oil and Other Malaysian Commodities
As part of the on-going Love My Palm Oil Campaign (LMPO), Minister of Primary Industries, YB Teresa Kok enlisted the support and commitment of Berjaya Corporation through its Chairman Tan Sri Vincent Tan.
The event hosted at Berjaya Hotel Times Square on Monday 20 January 2020, also showcased a number of Malaysian commodities particularly palm oil, cocoa and pepper successfully incorporated into various food and non-food formulations that are finding niche markets including in Japan and other developed markets.
Tan Sri Vincent Tan was emphatic in stating that Berjaya Corporation was a true supporter of all things Malaysian and his corporation’s base remains firmly in Malaysia.
This also meant that they actively look into various locally grown and available supply chains to be added to their long list of already successful consumer platforms.
In this context he had closely followed the nation’s commodities sectors and found so many unexploited opportunities presented by palm oil, cocoa and pepper.
Minister YB Teresa Kok in welcoming Berjaya Corporation’s commitment assured the business communities that her Ministry was spearheading research on several downstream applications.
Many, particularly those based on Malaysian palm oil and cocoa have been commercialised successfully by small and medium sized entrepreneurs.
The products are formulated and packaged to international standards and are getting international attraction but yet their ability to expand into major markets are limited due to a lack of business experiences and supply chain management.
“In this matter the long term expertise and experience of the Berjaya Corporation which is already world class and demonstrated by their successful management of leading brands such as 7-Eleven, Starbucks and Kenny Rogers could come in handy,” said YB Teresa Kok.
Indeed while interacting with the exhibitors at the event made up largely of the small and medium entrepreneurs both Tan Sri Vincent Tan and YB Teresa Kok exchanged many interesting observations, with Vincent Tan showing keen interest in several products displayed.
He stated that his team would be making further assessment of these products to help map out possible market expansion particularly through his existing enterprises.
Berjaya Corporation also agreed to work with the Ministry of Primary Industries and MPOC to create a palm oil awareness walkabout area and that Berjaya Hotel will get its chefs to recreate palm based recipes for food preparation and presentations in the next two months.
This was deemed timely since 2020 is Visit Malaysia Year and the expected influx of more than 20 million tourists could be given a taste of Malaysia through these primed food recipes developed by Berjaya Hotels and its culinary schools.
Overall YB Teresa Kok stated that these efforts were bearing fruit and the Love My Palm Oil Campaign was being actively supported by various business groups with the most recent commitments from Berjaya Corporation emerging at a most timely juncture.
Ministry of Primary Industries
Putrajaya
22 Januari 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
