PALMOILMAGAZINE, BELITUNG TIMUR – PT Sahabat Mewah dan Makmur (SMM), a palm oil plantation company under PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ), hosted a talk show titled “The Role of Women as an Investment in Economic Progress” at the ANJ Learning Center in early March to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8th.
The event welcomed female representatives from various estates and female staff coordinators. Mukhlisuddin Nasution, General Manager of SMM, highlighted the company’s dedication to women’s rights in his address.
Nasution affirmed, “The company remains steadfast in supporting women’s rights, demonstrated through initiatives like our gender committee and events such as today’s talk show. The Gender Committee is committed to enhancing working conditions, empowering women, and ensuring protection for them, their children, and childcare facilities.”
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This information was provided in an official statement to Palmoilmagazine.com on Monday, March 18th, 2024.
The talk show was moderated by the representative of Gender Committee, Raya Yulia Saputri and presented speakers, such as, Yeni Srihartati, Head of Fishery Agency Regency of Belitung Timur, and Vience MC Sibarani, Composting Manager as the representative of female workers at SMM. The participants and guests were enthusiastic about the interactive discussion with the speakers.
Yeni Srihartati tod that it is important to have strong commitment to play the good roles in the work environment and family. “Though many men work at a company, a female should show her ability and should confident in decision making,” she firmly said.
Boru Sibarani, as the female representative of SMM also emphasized the main goal of a female is to make sure that their children would get good education and character to be individuals that have kindness and get achievements in the future. “Let us make female as the source of inspiration for others,” she said.
The talk show was closed by handing over awards for two best female workers, they were, Rina B Sormin, harvester middle-woman in Jangkang Estate, and Sriwigiawati, nursery middle-woman in Balok Estate, as the respects for their contribution in their work. (T2)
