The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) in association with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) is offering exclusive training in the WISE (Work Improvement in Small Enterprises) system – a proven strategy that simultaneously improves both productivity and working conditions for SMEs.
The EFC/ILO will conduct a programme on November 21-22, aimed at dispelling the myth that good working conditions for an SME can only be achieved by either increasing costs or reducing productivity and profits. The training course on WISE will provide SMEs low cost, voluntary strategies to improve working conditions and at the same time boost their productivity. The course will be conducted by Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) specialist of the ILO, Dr Ton That Khai.
It will cover many areas of interest to SMEs such as material storage and handling; work station design and work organization and welfare facilities. As part of the participative style of the course, a field visit to an SME will also be conducted.
The WISE programme was developed in the Philippines in 1994 and has been successfully applied in many Asian and Latin American countries looking to help their SME sectors. The EFC’s course will also explain how SMEs can “future-proof” themselves against unpredicted challenges in the future by becoming sustainable and eliminating any negative impacts on community, the environment and the economy. |
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