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Agricultural Labor Practices (A Philip Morris International Corporate Social Responsibility program)
Indonesia
2011
Ongoing
Keywords
Employment conditions; Education (professional development); Capacity building
Project description
Philip Morris International's Corporate Social Responsibility programs aim to raise living standards in areas where its employees live and work, as well as those of farmers from whom they source their tobacco.
Agricultural Labor Practices is an umbrella programme for various initiatives designed to ensure safe and fair working conditions for all people working on the farms from which PMI sources its raw products. In particular, the programme aims to empower women to play an active role in improving the economic conditions in the household, but also in enhancing the overall wellbeing of their children. It does this by delivering women�s training, hiring female field technicians to perform farm monitoring, and empowering women through entrepreneurial opportunities to bring positive change in the households and communities.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Skills training
Project details
Umbrella programme
Accountable Org(s)
Philip Morris International
Funding Org(s)
Philip Morris International
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
Sampoerna (PMI subsidiary)
Project contact
Philip Morris Products S.A., Avenue de Rhodanie 50, 1007 Lausanne Switzerland (sustainability@pmi.com)
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
$
101 billion (in 2018)
Project website
https://www.pmi.com/media-center/news/agents-of-change-empowering-women-in-our-tobacco-supply-chain
https://www.pmi.com/resources/docs/default-source/sustainability-reports-and-publications/alp-progress-update-1-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=313b2cb4_2
https://www.pmi.com/media-center/news/agents-of-change-empowering-women-in-our-tobacco-supply-chain
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
In-house case studies.
Evaluation methodology
Qualitative.
Programme targets
1. The ALP Code to be followed by over 335,000 farmers whom we source tobacco from;
2. Training for PMI's Leaf Sustainable Agriculture teams, suppliers, farmers and workers about the Code and how to address any
gaps when applying it;
3. Internal monitoring by over 2,800 field technicians, solving problems and communicating PMI's expectations during their regular visits to farms;
4. External assessments by Control Union, a specialist supply chain auditor, to independently evaluate the implementation of the ALP program;
5. Collaboration and partnerships with civil society organizations, governments and the private sector on initiatives to address systemic issues.
Results achieved
PMI's "ultimate goal is to eradicate poverty and eliminate child labor in our tobacco supply chain by 2025" (https://www.pmi.com/media-center/news/agents-of-change-empowering-women-in-our-tobacco-supply-chain).
Examples of results from the Q1 2020 Progress Update report include:
� Starting July 2019, 10 women were trained on sewing skills, learning how to sew clothes that they could then use for their household or sell for additional income. At the end of the training, participants were provided with sewing machines to help them establish their microbusinesses.
� A crop diversification initiative was introduced to support women to cultivate ginger in their backyards. This involved 46 families who each received input packs with the necessary planting material, including organic fertilizers.
� Women participate in community awareness-raising to preserve the village environment through a �waste bank� program. The program is led by a local expert in waste management and recycling, leading to the establishment of 17 units of waste collecting points in different villages. Each woman was provided with a savings account, where the value of the waste collected is recorded and the cumulative value is shared amongst the women.
� In 2018 a �Kids Day and Women�s Training� initiative was launched. The program has now reached over 19,000 women in 23
areas where we source tobacco and clove, especially in Java, Bali and Sulawesi. PMI reports that feedback from participants was very positive andthat the participants showed an interest in furthering their learning.
Targets met?
1. The ALP Code to be followed by over 335,000 farmers whom we source tobacco from;
2. Training for PMI's Leaf Sustainable Agriculture teams, suppliers, farmers and workers about the Code and how to address any
gaps when applying it;
3. Internal monitoring by over 2,800 field technicians, solving problems and communicating PMI's expectations during their regular visits to farms;
4. External assessments by Control Union, a specialist supply chain auditor, to independently evaluate the implementation of the ALP program;
5. Collaboration and partnerships with civil society organizations, governments and the private sector on initiatives to address systemic issues.
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