ICCI urge PM to lead Productivity Movement for making Pakistan Competitive.

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with National Productivity Organization (NPO) organized an awareness session for the business community on 'Productivity and Quality', which was a part of 1st Productivity Movement of Pakistan. The event was attended by a large number of stakeholders, said a press release.

A productivity walk was also organized on the occasion and addressing the ceremony Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President ICCI appealed to the Prime Minister to lead the Productivity Movement in the country in order to make Pakistan a competitive market.

He stressed that the business community should focus on productivity and quality to achieve better growth. He said that in this age of competitive business environment, it is very important for businesses to improve productivity of their operations and quality of their products if they have to capture better share in local and international markets.

He urged that the government to provide support to the private sector in such initiatives and introduce productivity-based incentives that would make the private sector more competitive.

He appreciated the initiatives of NPO for promoting quality and productivity and added that these efforts will play a positive role in spreading better awareness towards these concepts.

He stressed that the private sector should fully participate in the productivity movement of NPO to enhance productivity and quality in order to compete in the world market.

Speaking at the occasion, Muhammad Alamgir Chaudhry, CEO NPO said that Singapore's labour productivity was USD 153,000 compared to Pakistan's USD 15000, which showed that Pakistan was way behind in improving its competitiveness.

He stressed that there is a need to inculcate the nation about the importance of productivity and quality...