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Hutchison Ports PPC committed with our employees´ health and wellness, works on preventing  accidents and diseases that could affect quality of life.  PPC celebrated International f Safety, Occupational Health and Environment Day, with a great number of activities for our employees in Balboa and Cristóbal Ports with the visit of safety companies and health institutions of our country.

During this activity the following activities took place: medical and visual evaluations, safety speech for employees, exercises in case of emergencies, vaccination, and demonstrations of safety equipment.

Education is one of the most influential factors in the progress of individuals and societies, Hutchison Ports PPC presented “HELP US DRAW A BETTER EDUCATION” initiative to collect school supplies to provide support for children from remote communities that start school period with the tools they need to succeed.

This initiative carried out within the Ports of Balboa and Cristobal had the purpose to collect new or used school supplies in good condition as: backpacks, erasers, notebooks, colored pencils, dictionaries, educational sheets, rulers, pencil sharpeners, and Educational books among others.

This time the remote community of Quebrada Grande in Chirigui Arriba was chosen, located in mountains of en Coclé where a group of volunteers made the crossing in vehicles 4 x 4 to carry the more than 500 pounds of donations that will be used as part of the parent´s club to meet the needs of students during the 2017 school year.

At Hutchison Ports PPC, we believe that education contributes to more fair, productive and equitable societies. That is why as a socially responsible company we are involved in initiatives that improve the quality of education and access to it.

For the past 20 years Hutchison Ports PPC has offered through our scholarship program the opportunity to support children of our employees who have the will and desire to study, learn and make a difference. This scholarship program is Social Responsibility initiative that seeks to strengthen family integration through the demonstrated educational excellence among the children of our staff.

Once again, in 2017 – PPC stimulates the effort of 233 future professionals in our country through scholarships and medals as an incentive to motivate to improve their excellent academic standards.

The activity was held last Saturday April 8 with the scholarship winners and their parents at Cinepolis Altaplaza. The event was hosted by the Talent and Development team along with Hutchison Ports PPC Executive President Paul Wallace who, sent an encouraging and educational message about the importance of work and effort that their parents perform every day in PPC.

At Hutchison Ports PPC, we believe that education contributes to productive and equitable societies. As socially responsible company we are involved in initiatives that improve the quality of education and access to it.