A mini apparel factory was opened recently at Sri Lanka’s Menik Farm village, a refugee camp earlier, as part of a new $1.8-million national apparel initiative at village levels that aims at setting up 150 such factories across the country in support of the government’s employment initiative. The project aims to engage 3,000 women in apparels and handlooms.
The Sri Lanka Institute of Textile & Apparel (SLITA) is handling the 150 Mini Apparel Factories Program under the ministry of industry and commerce, according to a report in a Sri Lankan daily.A mini apparel factory was opened recently at Sri Lanka's Menik Farm village, a refugee camp earlier, as part of a new $1.8-million national apparel initiative at village levels that aims at setting up 150 such factories across the country in support of the government's employment initiative. The project aims to engage 3,000 women in apparels and handlooms.#
Each factory will be provided with a range of high end apparel machineries, such as single needle machines, cutting tables and button-hole machines. (DS)
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