Project Name
Plantation Worker Community Development
Project Period
On-going since 2006
Project Objectives
To improve the quality of life of our employees and their families by developing a self-sufficient village infrastructure for the settlement of 600 plantation worker families.
Project Budget
QL has invested more than RM15 million into this project.
Project Description
QL started its palm oil plantation development in Eastern Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2006. Approximately 1,000 workers are required to develop the 20,000 hectares of palm plantation and the development phase is expected to take up to six years to complete. The scale of the project has called for the mobilisation and resettlement of workers and their families. To streamline this process and to ensure the welfare of the workers and their families, and with special consideration toward their children, QL has been constructing a self-sufficient resettlement community which houses medical, religious and educational facilities, alongside family homes. The initial development phase resulted in the construction of more than 200 worker quarters, a surau, chapel, school, child care centre, medical clinic, and mini football stadium.
This development project is the first of its kind for QL. And it is another win-win initiative: a happy workforce carrying out their duties with efficiency and dedication safe in the knowledge that their families are well-provided for. The Plantation Worker Community Development project has been a significant investment for the Group and its success is a harbinger for similar projects in the future.
