Pelwatte has affirmed its commitment towards women empowerment

Pelwatte Dairy Industries recently came to the fore in a timely social endeavour by empowering more than 100+ plus women led families and more than 1200 women employed in the dairy industry. In keeping up with its vision of diversity and inclusion in workplace, Pelwatte initiated several projects together with World Vision International supporting women in rural communities. The projects included training sessions on farm milk collection, automation, digitalization and agripreneurship activities, the company said in a media release.

Pelwatte practices a non-discriminatory employer policy and offers equal pay and flexible work rosters for both men and women while paying special attention for women’s needs. The company has been offering opportunities to milk suppliers and dairy farmers within the growing workforce of auxiliary industries that are been nurtured.

Pelwatte Industries joined forces with World Vision International (WVI) in several projects to empower women. Pelwatte together with WVI donated cattle to women-led families while helping to establish cattle sheds and fodder production centres. WVI’s Dairy Development Project focuses on increasing quality of milk production and productivity of small-scale dairy farmers. The project builds capacity through technical training, business training and increasing knowledge in milk handling and cattle management. The project has established producer groups and provided necessary infrastructure with cooling facilities. As part of this project, all milk-based industries in Nuwara Eliya district will be trained with necessary knowledge on how to increase productivity by using latest technologies in milk production.

Above: Female staff with the products of the company.