Apparel export council holds meet in city

In order to make exporters aware and also to make them meet international standards,the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has led a nationwide programme on Compliance — Driving Industry towards Sustainable Human Capital Advancement (DISHA). The programme guides industries in meeting compliance requirements through orientation-cum-enrollment workshops.

This includes providing awareness regarding not to enroll child labour,how to ensure labour safety,health of employees and working hours. AEPC targets to enroll 400 exporters this year and 2000 by 2017,with a focus on small exporters under DISHA and later they will be trained through workshops and seminars. This was revealed at an introductory seminar held in the city today. Darshan Singh,ITS,Joint Commissioner (Ludhiana) Directorate General of Foreign Trade,was the Chief Guest. In his inaugural address,he appreciated the Council’s work on the DISHA programme and stressed on the need for compliance for this sector.