The technical upgrading of garments industry project will become functional soon with an objective of enhancing the productivity and competitiveness in this vital segment of the textile sector.
Under the project, foreign experts will be hired to help the local garments industry to learn how to enhance productivity and thus become more competitive in the international markets.
According to a spokesman of Technology Upgradation & Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) here on Tuesday, the company is presently engaged in the formalization of contracts with the selected beneficiaries, as well as finalising the experts for the project.
12 top performers have been selected, out of the 18 leading garment manufacturers/exporters, who earlier submitted their applications along with authentic export figures to become a beneficiary of the project.
Several world-renowned companies have also submitted their applications to provide consultancy services. Textile is the most important sector of Pakistan s economy, contributing about 8.5 percent to the GDP. Garment manufacturing is one of the major and growing sub-sectors within the textile value chain, but suffering from low productivity and poor quality.
The project Technical Upgradation of Garment Industry (Hiring of foreign experts on Long Term Basis) initiated by TUSDEC and SMEDA and sponsored by the Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives commenced in July 2006 aims to provide comprehensive consultancy services and technical guidance on all aspects of garment manufacturing in order to meet the challenges of global market. Foreign experts will transfer technical and specialized skills to the employees of selected factories.
These factories will establish benchmark practice for the garment industry of Pakistan. Thus, impact of productivity improvement and skill up-gradation will trickle down in the rest of the garment industry.
