SAA-CIWCE, GIZ Pakistan initiate campaign to promote health, safety culture in textile industry.

ISLAMABAD -- Saeed Ahmed Awan Center for Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment (SAA-CIWCE) with support of GIZ Pakistan has initiated a social and behaviour change communication campaign to promote the health and safety culture in textile industry of Pakistan. The targeted campaign includes stakeholders of Ministry of Commerce, government of Pakistan, Labour and Human Resource Department, government of Punjab, and other notable public and private organizations that are working to support improving health and safety standards at textile industry of Pakistan. Textile sector of Pakistan is backbone for Pakistan's economy as it contributes billions of dollars in exports and employs millions of workers. Improving labour standards in this crucial sector is linked to productivity, economy and welfare and truly to the core national and economic interests of the country. Occupational Health and Safety, is one such area, which promises better working conditions to millions of workers of the textile sector. An event was organized that gathered stakeholders from government, textile, industry, donor community, NGO and private sector to express their commitment for improving occupational health and safety standards in the textile sector of Pakistan particularly in the areas of heat stress and ergonomics, both of which are extremely relevant to the sector and the country. Ergonomics and heat stress van both cause health issues, disabilities and in extreme cases the life of workers given the prevention steps are not followed.

Like for any other issue, the compliance of OSH is conditioned to priority at all levels i.e. policy, management and worker level. This is why...

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