WORKERS WELL-BEINGS

WORKERS Well-Being

  • Our company’s existence is not alone. It is part of a bigger system of people, values, other organizations and nature. We want to give back to the world just as it gives to us.
  • We follow the low Egyptian stander code for workers 
  • we follow the Egyptian health and safety code .
  • we WRAP certificate for social compliance 
  • We are addressing worker needs that starts with listening to workers. Before implementing any program or intervention, factory workers are surveyed to hear first-hand what they need in order to be more engaged.
  • all workers have social insurance 

Good health

  •  all workers have health insurance and they have regular medical inspection 
  • Workers’ health awareness:
    • – Knowledge related to personal hygiene, family planning methods, on how to conduct breast self-examinations
    • – Most of the workers know about the different forms of harassment, their health risks, and measures to protect themselves against it
  • Workers’ health behavior changes:
    • – Workers are more aware of the importance of personal hygiene and passing the information to their colleagues and families
    • – Most workers changed nutrition habits
    • – The role of the nurses at the factory increased to involve provision of knowledge and counseling, and the workers started seeing them as a credible source of information

Education and professional development

  • Cooperation with Ministry of Education
    • Reciprocal education program by providing applied training inside the factory and providing jobs for graduates
  • Providing school workshops with machinery, instrumentation and technical assistant
 

What comes next?

1) Supporting the community

  • Our company will initiate and support community investment and educational programs. For example, it is able to begin partnerships with vendors for better health and better nutrition to the community. It can provide support to nonprofit organizations or movements to promote the cultural and economic development of global and local communities.

2) Preserving the environment

  • Apart from legal obligations, our company will be proactive in protecting the environment. Examples of relevant activities include:
    • Recycling
    • Conserving energy
    • Using environmentally friendly technologies

3) Volunteering

  • Our company will encourage its employees to volunteer. They can volunteer through programs organized internally or externally. Our company may sponsor volunteering events from other organizations.

4) Learning

  • Our company will actively invest in R&D. We will be open to suggestions and listen carefully to ideas. Our company will try to continuously improve the way it operates.