Apparel Online India Magazine November 1st Issue 2018 | Page 15

SUSTAINABILITY
time new workers do get guidance
regarding the same from fellow
workers or staff of Haryana Police.
The company is also taking help of
private organisations in this regard
which is proving fruitful for the
company. Veena Gupta, Founder
& CEO, Seam Risks Solutions,
Gurgaon who is bestowed with the
title of ‘Lady Bodyguard’ for her
services to the workers of various
garment factories, is also supporting
the efforts of women empowerment
Munesh, an officer from Haryana Police, motivates
and trains women workers regarding safety
at Modelama. “I have observed that
women workers in garment factories
are becoming more aware, be it
their empowerment or safety. Apart
from the joint efforts of various
stakeholders, a woman’s own
willpower is also one of the biggest
reasons for change,” she added.  She
further shared that despite increasing
awareness and improving conditions,
still there is much scope for
enhancement regarding empowerment
and women safety.
V K Jha, Founder, AIDER NGO, urges women
for more involvement in ICC
ESSENTIALS
International brands
like Ann Taylor
and Super Dry are
also supporting
the company’s
programmes –
‘Her Health’ and
‘Gender Equality’,
respectively.
Pro-industry NGOs working
dedicatedly for the garment
industry are also a part of this
exercise, be it creating awareness
or supporting women workers
in different ways, like offering
education to their kids, providing
handwork to women homeworkers
etc. V K Jha, Founder of one
such NGO, AIDER, shared that
women workers know about the
Internal Complain Committee (ICC)
but there is a need to increase
their involvement. “During my visit
to many factories, I have strongly
observed that ICC is a powerful
support structure for women
workers but we have to create more
awareness about ‘harassment’
and how it starts and increases,
so we can control it right from the
beginning,” he added.
It was interesting to see that women
workers of the company, who are
also members of ICC, are quite
aware of the rules & regulations of
ICC. Their activeness, confidence
and strong way of presenting their
thoughts during the seminar got
heavy applause.
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