Tajikistan hosts quality management seminars for textiles

The day-long seminar formed part of the initiative taken up by the International Trade Center (ITC) to organize workshops and seminars on quality management systems for textile industry in the Tajik cities of Khujand, Qurghonteppa and Dushanbe, reports Tajik news agency Khovar.

Held under the framework of ‘Tajikistan: strengthening the export competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in textiles and clothing industry and increase the capacity of institutions to support trade’, the seminar and workshop’s objective was to train textile industry representatives and familiarize them with the quality management system in textiles and clothing in accordance with ISO 9001.

ITC project manager in Tajikistan Saidmumin Kamolov said during the workshop that the introduction of the new system of quality management in products enables businesses to be more competitive in the global as well as local markets.

In addition to improving the quality of their products, the seminars and workshops would help textile entrepreneurs to improve their image, attract investments as well as be able to cater to the international consumers’ demands, he added.

Textile industry representatives in the country were given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with several concepts of quality management such as review of the ISO 9001 model, the role of senior management in quality management system, quality management in marketing, design, procurement and production activities, as well as other various topics.

The International Standard Organization (ISO) 9001 model is a globally recognized standard for quality management in businesses and specifies requirements where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide products that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Fibre2fashion News Desk - India