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2022 OCTOBER - DECEMBER ISSUE 5

OPENING UP GREATER OPPORTUNITIES

With shared goals and frameworks in mind, all MMC ports have worked tirelessly towards
implementing gender diversity in port operations and management throughout the past two years,
with the notable highlights as below:

EMPOWERING WOMEN’S CAPABILITIES AT PELABUHAN TANJUNG PELEPAS
SDN BHD (PTP)

PTP firmly believes that gender equality and diversity are essential elements to PTP’s continued success as
the premier transhipment and free zone business hub in the Asia-Pacific region.

As such, PTP has executed a progressive strategy within the framework of the PTP Women Empowerment
Agenda, rolling out various programmes to increase opportunities for women in both operational and
leadership positions.
Such talent enrichment initiatives are as follows:

YOUNG ENGINEER APPRENTICESHIP comments, and grievances to the management
PROGRAMME (YEAP) AND PORT to improve upon existing PTP policies and
OPERATIONAL PLANNING APPRENTICESHIP development opportunities.
PROGRAMME (POPA)
SPECIAL WORKING ARRANGEMENTS
These collaborations trained and exposed
participating young female talents to the complex Special working arrangements such as pregnancy
job dynamics in PTP, empowering their leadership considerations are available for female employees
skills. working in the terminal.
FEMALE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FACILITIES UPGRADE
FAST TRACK UP-SKILLING PROGRAMME Various facility upgrade projects are already
AND TALENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME completed or in progress, including designated
Selected female operations staff and aspiring female-only rest areas and female prayer rooms,
leadership members with high potential were as well as female toilets at the wharf area.
enrolled on specially curated training and
leadership programmes, aimed to catapult their SPECIAL FEATURE OF PTP FEMALE TALENTS
careers towards greater heights. IN LOCAL PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA
Several female talents were featured in local
INTRODUCTION OF A FLEET OF PINK printed and electronic media such as Bernama,
PRIME-MOVERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH RTM, Kosmo!, and Harian Metro to highlight the
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY importance and emergence of female talents in
PTP successfully unveiled a new fleet of pink the local port industry.
prime movers to acknowledge and celebrate
the progress and excellence that the female SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY ON PTP FEMALE
workforce has contributed to the growth and TALENTS BY MEDIA PRIMA’S MAJALAH 3
sustainability of PTP. A special documentary featuring PTP female
talents and their roles was published and aired
PTP FEMALE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL by Media Prima’s Majalah 3 programme.
PROGRAMME
A special monetary incentive was offered to all SPECIAL FEATURE IN WEBINAR/TALK ON
PTP employees who introduced potential female WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
candidates to the company which resulted in Several female talents were featured in local
the successful placement of the applicants. and international webinar/talk on women
empowerment and celebrating women in logistics
PERIODIC ENGAGEMENT SESSION – WOMEN and transport industry during the Chartered
FOCUS GROUP FORUM Institute of Logistics and Transport.

Periodic engagement sessions or Women Focus
Group forums are also scheduled to ensure
female employees are able to channel ideas,