Apparel Online India Magazine January 1st Issue 2019 | Page 31

SUSTAINABILITY
February 16-28
Transparent Supply
Chains… Struggle
and Success
Continues
Primark publishes global
sourcing map, working
with 173 Indian factories
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
March 16-31
Delhi-NCR units employing more women workers on
shopfloor; concerned over their safety too
“We motivate our workers with a personal touch. We invite their kids for a
factory visit and they feel proud that their mothers work in such a safe and
beautiful factory. I am happy that now more and more women want to work
with our company.” – Arvind Rai, Director, Modelama Exports
Workers and other team members of Modelama Exports with Munesh, Officer with women commandos of Haryana Police
November 16-30
Chris L Grayer, Global Code
of Practice Manager, NEXT
Retail Ltd.
“We believe in
transparency and
continue to develop
that. It is a good thing
because: More the
transparency, the stronger
the collaboration...”
Women workers get ‘P.A.C.E.’ in their lives with Gap Inc. and Orient Craft
Sudhir Dhingra, CMD, Orient Craft, is of the opinion that P.A.C.E. will help women address
the male-dominated mindset of Indian society, and he wants more and more female workers
to participate in such training programmes and take leadership roles in the organisation.
Team Orient Craft and Gap Inc. P.A.C.E. team at the closing ceremony of the first batch of P.A.C.E. trained and certified women workers at 7 D Gurgaon
April 1-15
Walmart Foundation and Swasti are together empowering women workers
Paul Lister, Head, Ethical
Trade Team at Primark
“We did not disclose
our suppliers’ list earlier
due to competition, but
now we no longer want
to avoid the industry
trend seeking greater
transparency…”
Appreciating Swasti team for
its flexibility Vasudha Vasuki,
MD, Shell Apparels and an
active member in AWAKE
(Association of Women
Entrepreneurs of Karnataka)
was of the opinion that due to
such initiatives, they are more
than a supplier for Walmart.
Results of Training
Avani Bhadra from Welspun
India, who had undergone
the advance training, shared
that these helped more than
7,000 women, and said: “With
this training, I know today that
even if you don’t complete
school, you can be a leader.”
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