With new factory nominations incoming this year, we resumed full-scale operations and the cooperation received from Brands and Factories has been commendable. Please find our latest newsletter with an overview of LABS’ activities for last quarter.
Though COVID-19 initially halted the rolling out of LABS processes, the program has seen considerable progress with sizeable numbers over the last quarter pertaining to process completion at factories.
Under the framework of LABS program, IDH has collaborated with the Ministry of Construction (MOC) in Vietnam to develop ‘Technical guideline for Inspection and Assessment of Fire Safety Conditions of garment and footwear industrial factories’ in the country.
As we embark on the final stretch of 2020, we continue to focus on mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 as much as possible, whilst planning for the future as well as we can.
The last quarter was unprecedented, however, we did see the quarter end on a more positive note. We hope to maintain this positive momentum for next quarter although we will remain vigilant regarding the state of the situation.
With a few new factories joining the Life and Building Safety (LABS) program recently, LABS now has over 100 apparel factories registered.
IDH is a global convener with a proven track record in multiple commodity value chains. For the Life and Building Safety Initiative, IDH provides overall facilitation support, and helps develop the operational set up in the identified countries.
