The OSH policy has been enacted by SME Corp. Malaysia as a sign of our commitment in ensuring a safe and healthy workplace for employees to carry out their duties as well as for visitors to the premises of SME Corp. Malaysia. Based on the requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (Act 514) and compliance of the Act 514 for the public sector, a governance structure has been established to ensure that aspects of occupational health and safety are constantly monitored and maintained to ensure that SME Corp. Malaysia is able to provide a harmonious, safe and healthy environment.

In supporting this commitment, a general guide for management of OSH at the workplace has been published, as one of the OSH plans under SME Corp. Malaysia in fulfilling its responsibilities and governance as a Statutory Body. Based on a clear policy that covers various aspects of OSH, this plan is expected to assist in ensuring the efficiency and productivity of employees is continuous and simultaneously improving services provided by SME Corp. Malaysia to stakeholders.

Download General Guide for Management of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) SME Corp. Malaysia [PDF]

 

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Farm Fresh, is the leading home-grown brand for dairy milks in Malaysia. Through its “Farm Fresh IB Entrepreneurs & Home-Dealer Development Project”, Farm Fresh Berhad aims to empower single mothers, housewives, and the urban poor community to become Home Dealers (as direct seller and/or through their network agents in targeted localities). Under this initiative, 30 participants are equipped with training, monitoring, initial stocks as start-up kit.

Throughout this project, Farm Fresh Berhad supervises the sales of the participants who eventually grow to become their UHT and fresh pasteurised milk distributors in their respective communities in order to generate income. The continuous effort in improving the livelihood of the underserved community had led Farm Fresh Berhad as the first Malaysian company to receive the ASEAN Business Awards 2020 (ABA 2020) under the IB Category.

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Upon winning the Promising Woman Entrepreneur Award in 2021, Anne Antah, Chanteek Borneo founder began to further her passion in preserving Sabah’s ethnic costume through creation of textile designs bearing indigenous motifs. From textile prints to ready to wear costumes, she has incorporated design motifs that represent various Sabah ethnicities. While Chanteek Borneo recognizes the growing demand for these textile designs, it also acknowledges the challenges in meeting those demand in terms of providing tailoring service.

Hence, Anne decides to engage several homemakers with sewing skills to cater to the demand for ready to wear costumes. This initiative eventually helps the homemakers to earn income and therefore improved their standard of living and livelihood. Upon realization that she could do more to help the community, the “Sabah Ethnic Motif Design IB Project” come into being. This project will set to provide a steady income to 40 homemakers from Manggatal, Tebobon and Tamparuli through tailoring jobs awarded by Chanteek Borneo.

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KAF Rabbitaries initiated the Rabbit Farming IB Project upon realizing that rabbit meat is a growing livestock industry in the country as opposed to other animal husbandry namely poultry. This project is aimed at eliminating dependency on the job market which offers little opportunity post-Covid and KAF identifies participants from the suburban population in the District of Muallim comprising B40 community, rural and village folks who are seeking to improve their livelihood. It also provides an alternative source of income to support households while addressing the rising cost of living. KAF offers a guaranteed buy-back scheme to the participants and through this project, KAF’s package of assistance include rabbit’s cage and, its breeds and feeds. The rabbit meat items is processed by KAF to produce rabbit satay, meat floss, rendang and smoked rabbit, among others.