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PHC Awards 2022: Plantations et Huileries du Congo honors its best employees
On February 4, 2023, the Plantations et Huileries du Congo held the second edition of the PHC Awards, a celebratory evening to honor and recognize the company's employees who have distinguished themselves through outstanding performance during the year 2022. The awards ceremony took place

Mediation between PHC and communities: The ICM delegation met with stakeholders in Boteka
A delegation from the Independent Complaints Mechanism (ICM), a joint initiative of the European development banks DEG, FMO and PROPARCO, visited Boteka, the site of Plantations et Huileries du Congo, PHC in acronym, in the province of Equateur, from November 26 to December 3, 2022, to prepare the

"It is the well-being of my family that is taken into account by the company": the transport allowances granted by the PHC improve the living conditions of the employees
On May 24, 2022, the General Directorate of PHC introduced for the very first time a transport allowance for plantation workers, thus facilitating their travel to their place of work. All companies in the DRC are legally required to provide transport allowances

PHC supports agricultural producers by distributing crop seeds in Lokutu
On October 10, 2022, PHC distributed vegetable crop seeds to agricultural producer organizations (OPAs) in the Yambienene village on the Lokutu site. The seeds distributed to agricultural producers in the Yambienene village contribute to the development of market gardening activities as defined in the

"Our children can now study in a safe environment": PHC rebuilt an elementary school in Yambenga at the Yaligimba site
As part of the social clauses signed with the communities in 2018, PHC proceeded on October 17, 2022 to the inauguration of the Yambenga primary school on the Yaligimba site. In Yambenga, schooling for children was insecure. The old school building, in an advanced state of disrepair, made

A New Health Center in Lokutu Improves Health Care Access for Communities
PHC proceeded on September 30 to the inauguration of a medical center in Ndongo village in Yahuma territory on the Lokutu site. The facility built by PHC will provide 300 people with access to health care. Before the construction project, the entire population of the village of Ndongo