Former Chairman of Pakistan Readymade Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (Prgmea) Ijaz Khokhar has stressed upon the government to set up modern "Tailoring Institutes" in various parts of the country to meet the needs of the industry.
Talking to APP here on Sunday, he said the timely action of the government in this regard would not only be supportive for the industry but also help in producing a large number of trained and skilled work force. The induction of skilled and semi skilled industrial work fore in the industry would surely enhance productivity manifold besides ensuring quality of production, he observed. He said that SME sector should be encouraged to boost exports of the country.
Ijaz further said that currently the selections of participants are mostly based on export performance and in this way the SMEs are being deprived of this opportunity. The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) should reconsider its policies and ensure the participation of SMEs in foreign fairs and trade delegations, he said.
He was of the opinion that the provision of ready-factory buildings to SMEs and vendors on rental basis in the proposed garment village besides ensuring well-developed physical infrastructure and other support services the exports of garments would definitely increase to manifold. The former Prgmea Chairman was confident that the establishment of garment village in this export-oriented city would help in increasing the garment export.