A report released recently in Cambodia shows that training in management skills can significantly improve garment supervisors’ practices and factory performance in the country's leading industry.
The report, A Stitch in Time, presents evaluation results from a four-day supervisory skills training pilot program, conducted jointly by IFC's Mekong Private Sector Development Facility and Gap Inc., the clothing retail giant. The program was conducted for 650 supervisors who manage nearly 20,000 workers in seven factories that produce garments for Gap.
Some 1,800 people, including supervisors, human resources managers, factory managers, and workers were surveyed. The results pinpoint a number of improvements that contribute to greater productivity. Labor relations improved, with a reduction in employee warnings and a drop in absenteeism; production quality improved as well.
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