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CASE STORIES
FACTORY’S CHILD FRIENDLY SPACE CREATES POSITIVE IMPACT AND OFFICIAL
RECOGNITION AS A BEST PRACTICE CASE IN HANGZHOU
Large migrant workforce and influx of children each
summer
One manufacturing factory specialising in LED
lighting in Zhejiang Province has a workforce
comprised of more than 80% migrant workers.
Each summer when school holidays begin, the
factory sees a big influx of children coming to visit
their parents. For most of the parents, the summer
holiday is the only time besides Spring Festival that
they can spend time with their children. However,
despite parents’ good intentions to unite with their
children, this situation creates huge challenges for
the parents, who more often than not, have no
choice but to leave their children unsupervised in
the dorms while they work. This situation leaves
the children isolated and under-stimulated, while
parents worry about their children’s safety as
they work. The factory saw that this situation was
weighing heavily on the minds of their workers and
so, they decided to do something about it.
Addressing the challenge
The factory cleared out an activity room in the
dormitory building and converted it into a space
suitable for the children to stay during the day.
Two staff members were assigned to safeguard
the children. In 2019, CCR CSR helped the factory
improve the centre and its services with the support
of one of the factory’s clients.
“We have been running this centre for three years,
and this is the 4th year of our operation. We’ve
increased our investment and renovated the Child
Friendly Space. For example, we’ve painted the walls,
put down new floor mats, and installed child-friendly
facilities in the bathroom. Many parents told me that
they think the centre is getting better every year,”
said Ms. Lu, the main person in charge of the space.
Following CCR CSR’s suggestions, the factory also
improved its daily operation and management
of the CFS. For example, checking the children’s
temperature when they come to the centre bacame
part of the teachers’ morning routine. The teachers
also organised different activities to meet the needs
of children at different ages, ranging from arts &
Photo: Children get their temperatures taken upon arriving at the
CFS
crafts to physical games.
To foster closer parent-child relationships, parent-
child activities were also organised. “This is my fourth
year coming here. I feel that this year is very different
from previous years. First of all, the centre has been
renovated and is much prettier than before. There
are also more books and toys for us this year. We also
have more activities this year. For example, we had a
parent-child day this year. I’ve never taken part in this
kind of activity with my parents before. We went on a
treasure hunt and some sports games. We also made
cakes together at the end of the day,” said Jiayu, a
thirteen-year-old girl from Shaanxi Province.
Positive changes after the programme
At the end of the CFS programme, CCR CSR conducted
an impact assessment in the factory and found
positive changes brought by the programme: 74%
of participating parents reported having a closer
relationship with their children after the programme;
there was a 16% increase in participating parents
who ‘absolutely trust’ the management; and 96%
of participating parents agreed that the factory
management understands their challenges as parent
workers.
“The CFS programme helps us with our employee
retention. Many of the participating parent workers
of the CFS programme have been working for Zhongfa
for a long time. Some of them have been with us
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