PT Tolan Tiga Indonesia (SIPEF Group) Sumatra, INDONESIA

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Figure 7 Sample of PT TT Housing
6.5.3 Observation: Some smaller emplacements do not
appear to have a reliable source of water for everyday
activities on some occasions.
Some areas of gardens are very bare and an attempt
could be made to grow grass to prevent dust/mud being
brought into houses.
Inspection confirmed PT TTI provide adequate housing
for staffs and workers, free water supplies are adequate
and clean, electricity at subsidized rate, kindergarten,
elementary schools, crèche, place of worship, medical
facilities are provided and additional benefit if treatment
is needed at hospital. Water quality tests confirmed the
treated water supplied to housing is suitable for
domestic use. Recreation facilities at each estate include
sports field.
Control of waste and living conditions including
cleanliness is officially monitored through a formal
regular compound inspection system.
Items that contractors should comply with are not
written in Contract Agreement in detail except that the
contractor should provide workers with PPE which is
mostly provided by the Estates. Any requirements
specific to contractors and a requirement of PT TTI
should be included in each contract and monitored
6.5.4 Observation: Inspection of the contractor
agreement document found that new template is in
effect in KRE but not other places. PT TTI needs to
ensure that the new template is consistently
implemented in all operating units.
Criterion 6.6: The employer respects the right of all
personnel to form and join trade unions of their choice
and to bargain collectively. Where the right to freedom
of association and collective bargaining are restricted
under law, the employer facilitates parallel means of
independent and free association and bargaining for all
such personnel.
There is a policy available on freedom of association
although in practice the workers have a freedom to
organize a union (there is a labour union called Pengurus
Serikat Pekerja Tolan Tiga Indonesia Mandiri (SPTTM) in
each Estate/companies under review. They have offices
and management team.
A statement and policy is made formally recognising
workers “Freedom of Association”.
Meeting with unions and workers representatives are
documented – samples were reviewed at certification
audit.
Figure 8 Muster Area for Workers
BME: SPTTM meeting was held on 12 November 2009,
attended by 17 worker representatives. Issues discussed
among other are welfare, evaluation and sanction of
mandor. Record held on file F2 – F20. KRE: Meeting
between KRE management and workers union was held
in 05 December 2009, minutes of meeting held on file
“Documents”.
PLE: The latest meeting between workers union (Serikat
Pekerja Tolan Tiga Indonesia Mandiri – SPTTM) in 23
February 2010, record held on file “LKS Bipartit”.
PLM: The latest meeting was held on 15 February 2010
attended by management and SPTTM Unit PLM. Record
held on file “09”.
TLE: The latest meeting with workers representatives
was held on 13 March 2010, where 18 workers
representatives attending the meeting, discussing pay
rates for 2010. Record held on file “Rapat Bipartit”.
Criterion 6.7: Children are not employed or exploited.
Work by children is acceptable on family farms, under
adult supervision and when not interfering with
education programmes. Children are not exposed to
hazardous working conditions.
TOLAN TIGA INDONESIA does not knowingly employee
workers under the national legal age limit.
Prepared by BSi Management Systems Singapore Pte Ltd for PT Tolan Tiga Indonesia / SIPEF Group