Hutch Joins JAAF To Support Apparel Sector Employees in Sri Lanka

In recognition of the services rendered by the apparel sector workforce, Hutch is pleased to join a major island-wide awareness program to assist the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to promote the apparel industry as the rapidly growing sector. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) August 29, 2013 - Sri Lanka Apparel is a hi-net worth industry which plays several major roles, as a significant contributor to the national economy. A sector that has brought international recognition to the country next to Ceylon Tea and also as one of the biggest employers of manpower and skilled labor.

In recognition of the services rendered by the apparel sector workforce, Hutch is pleased to join a major island-wide awareness program to assist the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to promote the apparel industry as the rapidly growing sector which offers, besides jobs, substantial economic relief through welfare measures, opportunity to find home-based employment and various incentives.

Through this partnership Hutch mobile services will be robustly promoted across all 25 districts among all the apparel factories. Hutch is confident currently the second largest 3G network in the country would enable all in the Apparel sector to make use of the special schemes offered.

Hutch already enjoys a major share of the apparel sector group and is popular amongst the factory level cadres due to the network's easy on the purse packages, value added facilities and features that suits employees, hassle free connectivity and clarity and island-wide presence, said Mr. Thirukumar Nadarasa CEO of Hutch.

Hutch will play a major role in taking the industry's message to every nook and corner and help mobilize more and more rural youth to seek employment in this sector, he added.

Hutch will be joining a band of top consumer brands in the country that have been selected to partner with JAAF and the Industry Ministry to strengthen the apparel sector and make this industry the most sort after in the region.

Mr. Nadarasa thanked the JAAF Secretary-General Mr. Tuli Cooray for giving Hutch this opportunity to partner with the Forum and the Ministry and assured the networks fullest corporation and assistance by extending Telco solutions for individuals as well as at corporate level. "We have the necessary resources and network capability to fulfill these needs" he added.

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