We adhere to the core labour standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to ensure that every employee is treated fairly. Through third-party social impact assessments and our RSPO audits, we constantly monitor these basic conditions.
NBPOL is committed to gender equality but we also recognise that more has to be done at national and corporate levels to improve gender equality. The ratio between the legal minimum wage and the lowest paid worker in all NBPOL operations is 1:1 for both male and female workers. In September 2020 the legal minimum wage in Papua New Guinea was set at PGK 3.50/hour and in the Solomon Islands was determined to be SBD 7.20/hour.
The September 2020 ratio of female and male heads of department is presented in the table below:
| Total | Male | Female | |
| NBPOL Senior Management | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Guadalcanal Plains Plantations Ltd. | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Higaturu Oil Palms Ltd. | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Milne Bay Estates Ltd. | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Poliamba Ltd. | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ramu Agri Industries Ltd. | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| NBPOL WNB Ltd. | 14 | 13 | 1 |
NBPOL is one of the largest private sector employers in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. In August 2020, NBPOL has employed close to 22,000 people, including 4,400 temporary employees.
| Total | Male | Female | |
| Guadalcanal Plains Plantations Ltd. | 1,242 | 771 | 471 |
| Higaturu Oil Palms Ltd. | 2,325 | 1,946 | 379 |
| Milne Bay Estates Ltd. | 3,132 | 2,315 | 817 |
| Poliamba Ltd. | 1,446 | 1,113 | 333 |
| Ramu Agri Industries Ltd. | 4,410 | 3,692 | 718 |
| NBPOL WNB Ltd. | 9,359 | 7,217 | 2,142 |
| Total | 21,914 | 17,054 | 4,860 |
The health and safety of our employees is of utmost importance for NBPOL. Significant progress has been made over the past 5 years and lost time injuries and the associated severity rate has declined significantly. NBPOL will continue to work on reducing lost time injury rates and continue its efforts to eliminate fatal accidents from its operations.
NBPOL’s Quarterly Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTFIR) results since 2015
NBPOL’s Quarterly Severity Rate (SR) results since 2015
Work-related fatalities that have occurred in NBPOL since 2015
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