President's Message

K. M. Subramanian

Tirupur Stakeholders Forum (TSF), a well thought out initiative of TEA, comprises of all the stakeholders of the knitwear value chain. Right from the time of relaunch in October 2023, TSF has been actively organising events aimed at stakeholders individually and jointly to educate and create awareness on the key objectives of the Forum and evince interest for better participation. This would ensure better functioning of the Forum and achieve the task of the long-term goals easier.

As part of this initiative, Tirupur Stakeholders Forum (TSF) successfully conducted the HR conclave on 21st November, 2024. As the business is transforming and taking a different sphere, TSF initiates various activities to adhere to the global compliance standards which paves the way for an exponential business growth addressing the issues and finding solutions in the value chain. There was overwhelming response for the Conclave with over 175 participants. They are all from HR Department of member and non-member units from Tiruppur cluster. Apart from the HR Personnel, there was a widespread attendance from Trade Unions, NGOs, other Trade Associations, Government officials from Labour and Social Welfare Department and Buyers.

The HR Conclave was inaugurated with an inspiring speech by Commissioner of Police, Tiruppur City, Smt. S. Lakshmi, IAS and encouraging remarks about the HR functions by Smt. N. Ranjithadevi, District Social Welfare Officer. The conclave with Six distinct sessions was spread over the full day. The subjects for the different sessions were chosen in such a way to ensure participation from all the Stakeholders of TSF and at the same time to make the dialogues more interesting and meaningful to the participants. The Six sessions had in-depth speech, analysis and interaction on the following.

• Role of Trade Unions - in This Competitive Ever-Changing Economic Situation
• Expectations, Win-Win Situations & Collaborative Opportunities - Brand's Perspective on Empowered HR for Resilient Supply Chain
• Role of NGOs in Apparel Factories - Ensuring Good Work Environment & Creating Growth Opportunities
• Empowering Women - Women Thought Leaders with an Apparel Industry Perspective
• Role of HR - in Business Sustainability
• Concluding Session – with interaction and feedback from the participants.

I would like to place on record our appreciation to the TSF team and everyone who worked hard to make the event a GRAND SUCCESS.