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 Gender promotion in garment/clothing industry through skills development
It is a Project sponsored by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Private sector. The project was initiated in 2007 and its implementing partners are Pakistan Readymade Garments and Exporters Association for Sindh and Government College University, Faisalabad for Punjab. The objective of the project is to alleviate poverty by creating job opportunities for women through skill training in sewing Industry though private sector partnerships.  GEN-PROM has hired the services of KSA-Technopak, India (the world renowned experts in the garment/apparel sector) for the training in apparel/home textiles manufacturing and management. GEN-PROM has facilitated the local industry in establishing Satellite Training Units (STUs) in 50 factories across Pakistan. During these training rounds, 587 Master Trainers and 10,028 workers, predominately stitching operators, have been trained and employed.
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