Hi everyone,
After a 2 week hiatus mainly for some cultural travels to Egypt and family visits within India, I am back with a video of a typical garment manufacturing unit in India. Most employees learn their skills on the job and work in a room with various machines and tables. As seen in this video there are roughly 10 sewing machines, a long table for the pattern maker, cutter and material handler. The patterns are all stored after labeling and recording by hanging them on the side of the wall closest to the pattern maker. Contrary to the busy environment, most patterns, materials and finished clothing are well managed. They also have a mannequin and a pressing table to ensure correct sizing and finish. The environment is comfortable and employees are encouraged to take frequent breaks for tea and food. They also have some music on (as heard in video) to be relaxed and work more effectively. They are times when they are required to work for 15-18 hours to meet deadlines in which case food and/or overtime is always provided. Contrary to all the "sweat shops" and child labour stories that are popular in the western world, this is more the reality of wide scale manufacturing in India.
Let me know what you think.
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