Pakistan Dairy Development Company
Locals said to be facing discrimination
Friday, April 18, 2008
By Mehtab Haider
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani nationals face discrimination in their own homeland as a foreign CEO of a Ministry of Industries’ project assigns local staff the task to clean up their offices while foreigners are exclusively exempted.
The ministry’s project Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC) is providing hefty salaries from taxpayer money. But the performance of the company since its inception has been highly questionable.
The PDDC CEO alone is drawing a salary of Rs873,525 as basic pay whereas the tax paid by the company on behalf of the CEO is Rs328,010.
The PDCC initiative, undertaken during the Shaukat Aziz regime, aims to bring a white revolution by promoting the dairy sector in Pakistan. This project has not yet achieved its set objective.
According to relevant documents available with The News, the foreign CEO of PDDC, Geoff Walker and his other expatriate colleagues are drawing hefty salaries per month. But they are showing discriminatory acts and are violating human rights of the local staff.
A letter written by the CEO PDCC, Geoff Walker to all staff, a copy of which is available with The News, states that if trash is found in office premises he would draw the names of employees of the concerned division out of the hat and they will have to clean it up. “Expatriates are exempt, because we care about Pakistan and its environment, and I can assure you that such immature behaviour as dumping rubbish indoor will not have been practiced by our expatriates,” the letter added.
The letter further says that the dumping of rubbish is against everything that Pakistan Dairy Development Company stands for and anyone found dumping rubbish, either indoors or outdoors of the office, or indeed any location including vehicles, will face action.
When The News contacted to CEO PDDC, Geoff Walker for seeking his comments on Thursday, he confirmed that he had written this letter to his staff and added in the same breath that he did not intend any discrimination against the local people.
“Absolutely not,” was his answer when this scribe read out parts of the letter that evidently shows discrimination.
“I did regret on some parts of this letter,” he conceded and added, “we are here to serve Pakistan.”
When he was asked about the performance achieved by the company after its inception, he replied, “send me detailed questionnaire and I will reply you about the performance of the company.”
However, sources said that being run by a foreigner, the company has a number of other expatriates working in those areas, where the local competence is available.
The salary being drawn by foreign employees of the company is quite substantial compared to local employees. The basic salary of Sarrah Speight, GM Extension is Rs310,740, Bill Stevenson GM Farm Production Rs334,091, Michael Butt GM Business Model Rs451,815, Kent Westron Arnold GM Community Farms Rs339,953, Andrew Steele Manager Pasteurisation project Rs451,815, Paul George Collins Manager Farm Production Rs293,063, John Himiltton Schutiz Manager Farm Production Rs338,375, Mart Speight Manager Farm Production Rs293,063, Peter Best Manager Project Rs338,375, Trevor Ball Manager Project Rs338,375, David Ford Manager Project Rs338,375, Dannis Hutching Rs293,063 and Harn Parbovo Rs250,288 per month as their gross salary.
This discrimination has gone to such an extent that recently the CEO sent an e-mail message to a staff member instructing him to confiscate laptop and mobile phone of staff members who are Pakistani nationals in order to trace out “nasty e-mail” sent out from the office which mainly described the existing situation related to the PDDC.
The e-mail message says, “This is to apply to all Pakistani staff, without exception. It is very unfortunate this requirement is being confined to Pakistani Staff but given the tone of the e-mail being anti-expat, it is reasonable step in my judgment.”
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=107395
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Pakistan Dairy Development Company
Locals said to be facing discrimination
Friday, April 18, 2008
By Mehtab Haider
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani nationals face discrimination in their own homeland as a foreign CEO of a Ministry of Industries’ project assigns local staff the task to clean up their offices while foreigners are exclusively exempted.
The ministry’s project Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC) is providing hefty salaries from taxpayer money. But the performance of the company since its inception has been highly questionable.
The PDDC CEO alone is drawing a salary of Rs873,525 as basic pay whereas the tax paid by the company on behalf of the CEO is Rs328,010.
The PDCC initiative, undertaken during the Shaukat Aziz regime, aims to bring a white revolution by promoting the dairy sector in Pakistan. This project has not yet achieved its set objective.
According to relevant documents available with The News, the foreign CEO of PDDC, Geoff Walker and his other expatriate colleagues are drawing hefty salaries per month. But they are showing discriminatory acts and are violating human rights of the local staff.
A letter written by the CEO PDCC, Geoff Walker to all staff, a copy of which is available with The News, states that if trash is found in office premises he would draw the names of employees of the concerned division out of the hat and they will have to clean it up. “Expatriates are exempt, because we care about Pakistan and its environment, and I can assure you that such immature behaviour as dumping rubbish indoor will not have been practiced by our expatriates,” the letter added.
The letter further says that the dumping of rubbish is against everything that Pakistan Dairy Development Company stands for and anyone found dumping rubbish, either indoors or outdoors of the office, or indeed any location including vehicles, will face action.
When The News contacted to CEO PDDC, Geoff Walker for seeking his comments on Thursday, he confirmed that he had written this letter to his staff and added in the same breath that he did not intend any discrimination against the local people.
“Absolutely not,” was his answer when this scribe read out parts of the letter that evidently shows discrimination.
“I did regret on some parts of this letter,” he conceded and added, “we are here to serve Pakistan.”
When he was asked about the performance achieved by the company after its inception, he replied, “send me detailed questionnaire and I will reply you about the performance of the company.”
However, sources said that being run by a foreigner, the company has a number of other expatriates working in those areas, where the local competence is available.
The salary being drawn by foreign employees of the company is quite substantial compared to local employees. The basic salary of Sarrah Speight, GM Extension is Rs310,740, Bill Stevenson GM Farm Production Rs334,091, Michael Butt GM Business Model Rs451,815, Kent Westron Arnold GM Community Farms Rs339,953, Andrew Steele Manager Pasteurisation project Rs451,815, Paul George Collins Manager Farm Production Rs293,063, John Himiltton Schutiz Manager Farm Production Rs338,375, Mart Speight Manager Farm Production Rs293,063, Peter Best Manager Project Rs338,375, Trevor Ball Manager Project Rs338,375, David Ford Manager Project Rs338,375, Dannis Hutching Rs293,063 and Harn Parbovo Rs250,288 per month as their gross salary.
This discrimination has gone to such an extent that recently the CEO sent an e-mail message to a staff member instructing him to confiscate laptop and mobile phone of staff members who are Pakistani nationals in order to trace out “nasty e-mail” sent out from the office which mainly described the existing situation related to the PDDC.
The e-mail message says, “This is to apply to all Pakistani staff, without exception. It is very unfortunate this requirement is being confined to Pakistani Staff but given the tone of the e-mail being anti-expat, it is reasonable step in my judgment.”
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=107395
Locals said to be facing discrimination
Friday, April 18, 2008
By Mehtab Haider
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani nationals face discrimination in their own homeland as a foreign CEO of a Ministry of Industries’ project assigns local staff the task to clean up their offices while foreigners are exclusively exempted.
The ministry’s project Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC) is providing hefty salaries from taxpayer money. But the performance of the company since its inception has been highly questionable.
The PDDC CEO alone is drawing a salary of Rs873,525 as basic pay whereas the tax paid by the company on behalf of the CEO is Rs328,010.
The PDCC initiative, undertaken during the Shaukat Aziz regime, aims to bring a white revolution by promoting the dairy sector in Pakistan. This project has not yet achieved its set objective.
According to relevant documents available with The News, the foreign CEO of PDDC, Geoff Walker and his other expatriate colleagues are drawing hefty salaries per month. But they are showing discriminatory acts and are violating human rights of the local staff.
A letter written by the CEO PDCC, Geoff Walker to all staff, a copy of which is available with The News, states that if trash is found in office premises he would draw the names of employees of the concerned division out of the hat and they will have to clean it up. “Expatriates are exempt, because we care about Pakistan and its environment, and I can assure you that such immature behaviour as dumping rubbish indoor will not have been practiced by our expatriates,” the letter added.
The letter further says that the dumping of rubbish is against everything that Pakistan Dairy Development Company stands for and anyone found dumping rubbish, either indoors or outdoors of the office, or indeed any location including vehicles, will face action.
When The News contacted to CEO PDDC, Geoff Walker for seeking his comments on Thursday, he confirmed that he had written this letter to his staff and added in the same breath that he did not intend any discrimination against the local people.
“Absolutely not,” was his answer when this scribe read out parts of the letter that evidently shows discrimination.
“I did regret on some parts of this letter,” he conceded and added, “we are here to serve Pakistan.”
When he was asked about the performance achieved by the company after its inception, he replied, “send me detailed questionnaire and I will reply you about the performance of the company.”
However, sources said that being run by a foreigner, the company has a number of other expatriates working in those areas, where the local competence is available.
The salary being drawn by foreign employees of the company is quite substantial compared to local employees. The basic salary of Sarrah Speight, GM Extension is Rs310,740, Bill Stevenson GM Farm Production Rs334,091, Michael Butt GM Business Model Rs451,815, Kent Westron Arnold GM Community Farms Rs339,953, Andrew Steele Manager Pasteurisation project Rs451,815, Paul George Collins Manager Farm Production Rs293,063, John Himiltton Schutiz Manager Farm Production Rs338,375, Mart Speight Manager Farm Production Rs293,063, Peter Best Manager Project Rs338,375, Trevor Ball Manager Project Rs338,375, David Ford Manager Project Rs338,375, Dannis Hutching Rs293,063 and Harn Parbovo Rs250,288 per month as their gross salary.
This discrimination has gone to such an extent that recently the CEO sent an e-mail message to a staff member instructing him to confiscate laptop and mobile phone of staff members who are Pakistani nationals in order to trace out “nasty e-mail” sent out from the office which mainly described the existing situation related to the PDDC.
The e-mail message says, “This is to apply to all Pakistani staff, without exception. It is very unfortunate this requirement is being confined to Pakistani Staff but given the tone of the e-mail being anti-expat, it is reasonable step in my judgment.”
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=107395
Typical goras ass licking mentality from the set up,the govt. has the biggest responsibility of protecting its citizens from discrimination and prejudice.Look at other multinationals like ICI....they treat their ppl well.These ppl should be tgaken to the court and sued!
Typical goras ass licking mentality from the set up,the govt. has the biggest responsibility of protecting its citizens from discrimination and prejudice.Look at other multinationals like ICI....they treat their ppl well.These ppl should be tgaken to the court and sued!
We need the limited gores which we have in our country to try & discipline our staff workers. While I don't disagree that this is discrimination, however, we are also aware of the laxed approach of our people towards trash dumping.
The white revolution was the brainchild of Shaukat Aziz like the writer has mentioned but that of Gen. Musharaff when he visited Australia & New Zealand.
We are the 2nd largest producer of milk and have next to "0" dairy exports ! The setup is not going to mind profit in the first year but the strategy should be spread over 5 years period and the returns for farmers who have milk producing facility in the rural areas is clausal.
I think the project was just recently started (1 year back) and it will take a while until we can come into profit making.
As usual typical Pakistani journalism.
We need the limited gores which we have in our country to try & discipline our staff workers. While I don't disagree that this is discrimination, however, we are also aware of the laxed approach of our people towards trash dumping.
The white revolution was the brainchild of Shaukat Aziz like the writer has mentioned but that of Gen. Musharaff when he visited Australia & New Zealand.
We are the 2nd largest producer of milk and have next to "0" dairy exports ! The setup is not going to mind profit in the first year but the strategy should be spread over 5 years period and the returns for farmers who have milk producing facility in the rural areas is clausal.
I think the project was just recently started (1 year back) and it will take a while until we can come into profit making.
As usual typical Pakistani journalism.
PM vows to develop dairy sector: Only 5pc of milk processed
By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that the government would provide all necessary resources to bring a white revolution in the country.
Presiding over a presentation on the Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC), the premier said that Pakistan is an agricultural country and the government is committed to improve production of the dairy sector which contributes 11 per cent to the country’s GDP.
This would help not only to successfully meet the domestic needs but also export to the international markets, he said.
MNA Jehangir Khan Tareen briefed the prime minister on the issue, and said that the project is aimed at utilising the enormous potential of the country’s dairy sector.
He said that currently there are eight million dairy farming households in the country, but because of poor storage and processing facilities, only five per cent of milk is processed and hygienically packaged.
PDDC CEO Jeff Walker told the meeting that the company had undertaken programmes called cooling tank programme for building links to market, enhancing quality and ensuring increased collection of milk and model farm programme for demonstrating the gains that can be made and building models of profitability.
He told the prime minister that technology transfer from Australia and New Zealand is the main feature of the Model Farm programme, which would be adapted to the needs of the local conditions of Pakistan.
This programme, he said, had been implemented in 265 farms so far where cost of milk production and veterinary care is reducing while milk production has increased by at least 30 per cent.
He said by June 2009 the company would reach the mark of 1,000 model farms.
The prime minister was also told about certain other programmes of the company which include community farming of milk for allowing the poorest farmers to build stakes in society, milk pocket development for providing assistance where all milk produced is not utilised at present, bulk vending for provision of pasteurised milk in loose form, biogas for assisting small rural families in meeting their fuel requirements and breeding programme for building a herd which can produce about 2,000 good quality cows each year.
The prime minister was told that the PDDC is also interacting with Pakistan army which has the biggest dairy farms in the country for building a model for profitable corporate dairy farming.
http://www.dawn.com/2008/05/08/ebr10.htm
By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that the government would provide all necessary resources to bring a white revolution in the country.
Presiding over a presentation on the Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC), the premier said that Pakistan is an agricultural country and the government is committed to improve production of the dairy sector which contributes 11 per cent to the country’s GDP.
This would help not only to successfully meet the domestic needs but also export to the international markets, he said.
MNA Jehangir Khan Tareen briefed the prime minister on the issue, and said that the project is aimed at utilising the enormous potential of the country’s dairy sector.
He said that currently there are eight million dairy farming households in the country, but because of poor storage and processing facilities, only five per cent of milk is processed and hygienically packaged.
PDDC CEO Jeff Walker told the meeting that the company had undertaken programmes called cooling tank programme for building links to market, enhancing quality and ensuring increased collection of milk and model farm programme for demonstrating the gains that can be made and building models of profitability.
He told the prime minister that technology transfer from Australia and New Zealand is the main feature of the Model Farm programme, which would be adapted to the needs of the local conditions of Pakistan.
This programme, he said, had been implemented in 265 farms so far where cost of milk production and veterinary care is reducing while milk production has increased by at least 30 per cent.
He said by June 2009 the company would reach the mark of 1,000 model farms.
The prime minister was also told about certain other programmes of the company which include community farming of milk for allowing the poorest farmers to build stakes in society, milk pocket development for providing assistance where all milk produced is not utilised at present, bulk vending for provision of pasteurised milk in loose form, biogas for assisting small rural families in meeting their fuel requirements and breeding programme for building a herd which can produce about 2,000 good quality cows each year.
The prime minister was told that the PDDC is also interacting with Pakistan army which has the biggest dairy farms in the country for building a model for profitable corporate dairy farming.
http://www.dawn.com/2008/05/08/ebr10.htm
140 milk cooling plants to be installed in Punjab
Friday, May 16, 2008
By our correspondent
LAHORE: Livestock Dairy Development Board (LDDB) will install 140 milk cooling plants across Punjab in order to increase the shelf life of milk and to ensure the supply of pure milk to the consumers.
Under this project, the LDDB has installed 34 milk cooling plants in the different areas of Punjab including Kasur, Nowshera Virkan and Mandi Bahauddin. The number of plants operating in each area are; 14 in Kasur, 12 in Nowshera Virkan and 8 in Mandi Bahauddin.
According to a statement issued here on Thursday, Deputy Project Director of the LDDB milk cooling plants, Dr Naveed Niazi, stated that the board had spent over Rs20 million on this project and the plants were provided to the small farmers free of cost.
Dr Niazi said that in the province, 51 milk producer groups had been formed which were using these plants.
Every group consists of 10 to 12 small farmers he said, adding that these framers brought there produce at a selected place where the plants were installed.
He said that one local person has hired to operate each plant. The board provided them with proper training to handle the plants and to vaccinate animals. The plant operator not only operates the milk cooling plant but also helps educate the farmers so they can increase the milk production by using better feed and medicines.
Dr Niazi said after the installation of the milk cooling plants, farmers were receiving an average of Rs4 to Rs5 per litre for the milk.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=112801
Friday, May 16, 2008
By our correspondent
LAHORE: Livestock Dairy Development Board (LDDB) will install 140 milk cooling plants across Punjab in order to increase the shelf life of milk and to ensure the supply of pure milk to the consumers.
Under this project, the LDDB has installed 34 milk cooling plants in the different areas of Punjab including Kasur, Nowshera Virkan and Mandi Bahauddin. The number of plants operating in each area are; 14 in Kasur, 12 in Nowshera Virkan and 8 in Mandi Bahauddin.
According to a statement issued here on Thursday, Deputy Project Director of the LDDB milk cooling plants, Dr Naveed Niazi, stated that the board had spent over Rs20 million on this project and the plants were provided to the small farmers free of cost.
Dr Niazi said that in the province, 51 milk producer groups had been formed which were using these plants.
Every group consists of 10 to 12 small farmers he said, adding that these framers brought there produce at a selected place where the plants were installed.
He said that one local person has hired to operate each plant. The board provided them with proper training to handle the plants and to vaccinate animals. The plant operator not only operates the milk cooling plant but also helps educate the farmers so they can increase the milk production by using better feed and medicines.
Dr Niazi said after the installation of the milk cooling plants, farmers were receiving an average of Rs4 to Rs5 per litre for the milk.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=112801
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