Training women may fetch FTP sops
Gender sensitivity could be the novel element in the annual supplement to the foreign trade policy (FTP) for the next fiscal.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: Gender sensitivity could be the novel element in the annual supplement to the foreign trade policy (FTP) for the next fiscal. The government is considering sops for exporters who train women in skilled activities for their units. Some incentives could also be in store for women entrepreneurs engaged in foreign trade, commerce secretary G K Pillai has said.
Addressing a conference on gender sensitisation in trade policy organised by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and the department of commerce, Mr Pillai said there has been no mention of gender sensitisation in the FTPs announced so far.
���This time, we are looking at specific gender issues in the FTP. Specific facilities to increase the capabilities of women engaged in the sector will be encouraged,��� he said.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the event, Mr Pillai said certain incentives could be given to women engaged in export and import activities. Exporters helping women take on high-skill activities in their units could also be given sops, he said. The FTP is likely to be announced in the first week of April.
Mr Pillai pointed out that globalisation, in some ways, was bringing about positive changes in working conditions for women in India. He said foreign buyers laid down minimum standards of working condition, which units they sourced their goods from had to follow.
���The minimum standards prescribed are often higher than the domestic standards,��� he said, adding that it led to a more favourable working environment for women.
The seminar was also attended by Unctad secretary general Supachai Panitchpakdi and minister for social justice and empowerment Meira Kumar.
Addressing a conference on gender sensitisation in trade policy organised by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) and the department of commerce, Mr Pillai said there has been no mention of gender sensitisation in the FTPs announced so far.
���This time, we are looking at specific gender issues in the FTP. Specific facilities to increase the capabilities of women engaged in the sector will be encouraged,��� he said.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the event, Mr Pillai said certain incentives could be given to women engaged in export and import activities. Exporters helping women take on high-skill activities in their units could also be given sops, he said. The FTP is likely to be announced in the first week of April.
Mr Pillai pointed out that globalisation, in some ways, was bringing about positive changes in working conditions for women in India. He said foreign buyers laid down minimum standards of working condition, which units they sourced their goods from had to follow.
���The minimum standards prescribed are often higher than the domestic standards,��� he said, adding that it led to a more favourable working environment for women.
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The seminar was also attended by Unctad secretary general Supachai Panitchpakdi and minister for social justice and empowerment Meira Kumar.
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