Productivity Could Increase if Manufacturers Feed Workers
More than 60 percent of garment factory owners believe that the productivity of their workers could increase if nutrition levels improved and over half would be willing to provide meals for their workers as long as it came at the right price, according to a study released yesterday. To assess how willing factories might be in providing their workers with meals, Hagar Catering & Facilities Management—a company that provides meals to about 8,000 workers in 15 factories—surveyed the sector in November. “Recent fainting incidents in the sector in 2011 have highlighted once again the need to address the health of workers in general,” the report says. “Lack of nutrition, unhygenic nutrition, lack of information as well as factory conditions and mass hysteria have been mentioned as possible contributing factors to the fainting incidents.” …
