In strengthening the implementation of good governance (GCG) within PT Wijaya Karya Beton Tbk ("WIKA Beton/The Company"), the Board of Directors consistently strives to establish a whistleblowing system (WBS) as part of the Internal Control System.
The Company has a Whistleblowing System that serves as a means to prevent malpractice and fraud, disclose violations or fraudulent actions, and control the possibility of gratuity within the Company's work environment. This includes, but is not limited to, Insider Trading, Fraud, Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), discrimination, criminal violence, harassment, and other deviations.
Through the implementation of the Company's Whistleblowing System (WBS), it is expected that issues can be addressed internally before they spread to the public domain, potentially impacting the Company's reputation. Over time, the level of awareness among the public or employees about performance has been increasing, especially regarding the performance in their respective work units.
The Company has developed a Whistleblowing System (WBS) mechanism with complaint channels that include sending emails to wbs@wika-beton.co.id, using the WORKIN application accessible by all WIKA Beton personnel, and through the WBS on the website https://www.wika-beton.co.id/, which can be accessed by the general public.
The Company has established and appointed a special team or Compliance Team and/or Anti-Bribery Compliance Function (FKAP), which has carried out selection, confirmation (in terms of the category of violation type, identity of the reported party, and completeness of documents/evidence), and verification, and can decide whether the report will be followed up or archived.
In line with WIKA Beton’s efforts to continuously enhance transparency and information disclosure practices, particularly related to the reporting of violations by both WIKA Beton personnel and company management, WIKA Beton has provided a complaint/reporting mechanism for violations, with the following classification of violation types:
Discrimination is any restriction, harassment, or exclusion, either directly or indirectly, based on distinctions made on the grounds of religion, ethnicity, race, group, social status, economic status, gender, language, political beliefs, which results in the reduction, deviation, or elimination of the recognition, implementation, or use of human rights and fundamental freedoms in both individual and collective life in political, economic, legal, social, cultural, and other aspects.
Violence is any act of misuse of physical force, with or without the use of means, that is unlawful and causes harm to a person’s body, life, and freedom, including causing someone to faint or become helpless.
A pattern of behavior that belittles, insults, or humiliates someone, with malicious intent towards the targeted individual, is inappropriate according to social and moral norms, and is usually intended to threaten or intimidate the primary target.
The giving of gifts/souvenirs and/or meals and/or entertainment is allowed as long as the intent is to foster good relationships within reasonable limits and observes an equal standing (such as between friends and neighbors), with mutual respect and no intention to bribe the relevant parties with the aim of providing something to the Company that is not legally the Company's right. Additionally, the frequency of such gifts should not be too frequent to avoid the impression that there is a hidden agenda behind the giving.
WIKA Beton personnel or stakeholders are required to notify and report through the complaint channels in the WBS, either by email to wbs@wika-beton.co.id, via the WORKIN application accessible to all WIKA Beton personnel, or through the WBS on the website https://www.wika-beton.co.id. The Company is obligated to give full attention to the reports and is responsible for following up until the matter is resolved in accordance with the applicable Company regulations.
The Compliance Team will receive and follow up on complaints regarding violations received through complaint media by paying attention to several important things as follows :
The Compliance Team and FKAP will be granted the same protection as the Whistleblower. Protection against retaliation, pressure, and threats—whether physical, psychological, administrative, or legal—is ensured.
The Compliance Team and FKAP will receive the same protection as the Whistleblower. Each whistleblower's identity and report materials must be kept confidential and protected according to confidentiality protection mechanisms. Sanctions will be imposed on anyone who discloses the whistleblower’s identity or report materials. Protection against retaliation, pressure, and threats—whether physical, psychological, administrative, or legal—is ensured.
The use of anonymous letters will be treated as initial information, with follow-up actions depending on the level of trust the Compliance Team and FKAP have in the accuracy of the reported issue's substance.
The Board of Directors and Management of the Company are required to provide protection, including administrative immunity, to the whistleblower against retaliation, pressure, or threats, whether physical, psychological, administrative, career-related, or legal.
Each report of a violation and/or deviation must adhere to impartiality concerning ethnicity, race, religion, and group, and must not be defamatory or false.
Based on the summary of the implementation of the WBS throughout 2023, there were no reported violations.
