Housing and education
Hargy Oil Palms is a major employer in Papua New Guinea, with 4 852 employees, both nationals and expatriates, working across a variety of roles. To support their well-being, employees are provided with essential services including housing, electricity, clean water, and access to medical clinics at the plantation sites where they live and work. Sixteen staff housing compounds are located across these sites.
Life outside work is equally valued. Employees can enjoy recreational and social activities, such as swimming and fishing in several clear, flowing rivers; gardening in the fertile volcanic soil; or relaxing at the Hargy Senior Staff Club.
Hargy Oil Palms operates a private school to meet the educational needs of employees’ children. Bialla International Primary School (BIPS) provides classes from preparatory to grade eight for children aged four to sixteen. After primary school, students continue their education at either Kimbe International School, a privately-run senior high school operated by the International Education Agency (IEA), or a high school on HOPL-owned land, which was opened in 2022 to accommodate the growing number of students.
Maternity care
To mark its 100-year anniversary, HOPL launched a fundraising project to upgrade the local maternity ward in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. This initiative supports United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being.
Today, the Bialla Health Centre (BHC) serves around 50 000 people, including HOPL employees, providing primary healthcare and maternity services to the community.
