outgoing and active than before, which was confirmed by their parents and the teachers of the center. This highlights the fact that when factories invest more in organizing fun activities, the positive impact of the project will be maximized.
" Some children who were too shy to speak in the beginning, are now confident to greet even visitors from outside of the factories and more sociable. Some children from Yunnan came to speak better Mandarin, and a three-‐ year-‐ old boy can now even understand some Mandarin when we talk with him directly instead of through other kids who speak his language. Most of them have better hygiene habits and learned to follow our rules.”
-‐ Head teacher of a participating factory
4.2 Impact on Worker-‐ Management Relationship
The surveys indicate that the beneficiaries of the program have significantly higher trust in the management compared to the baseline parents and non-‐ participants of FCFS. Chart 12 shows that 68 % of the beneficiaries absolutely trust the management, which is 15 % higher than the baseline and 19 % higher than the non-‐ participants in the final evaluation.
Chart 12: In general, do you trust the management team?
31 %
1 %
8 %
1 %
1 % 13 %
Final non-‐ parjcipants
42 % |
33 % |
Baseline |
53 % |
49 % |
68 % |
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Baseline
Final parjcipants
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Yes, absolutely Yes, more or less Not sure Not really
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