Page 15 - ITL Oct-Dec, 2020

Diversity and Inclusion at Workplace Training

Interloop’s Learning and Development team recently launched a Gender Challenges at the Workplace, findings of which were
training program on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) at the published and used to drive legislation on Harassment and
Workplace, for the executives. The first awareness session was Women’s Rights at the Workplace in Pakistan.
organized in Sep 2020, at Lahore for 54 Front Line Managers
from our Hosiery Plant 3 and the Denim Apparel Plant.
Remaining 4 sessions of E4 & above employees of Plant 1, 2 &
4 were held at the Executive Sports Club, Interloop Industrial
Park, Faisalabad in Oct & Nov, 2020.

The training revolved around ‘Respect for Environment &
People’ and ‘Respect for Diversity’ and covered some key topics
including:
• The Importance of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at the
Workplace
• Discrimination and its role in Diversity
• Cracking Unconscious Bias, Stereotypes, and Perceptions
• Gender Sensitization & Harassment, Facts and Myths Corporate Trainer, Suleman Ansar Khan explaining the background of
• Diversity & Inclusion Vision, Strategy & International D&I needs at workplace
benchmarks The sessions were very engaging and involved healthy discussion
• Discussion on Interloop's Diversity Policy on relevant case studies on various harassment scenarios. We
are planning to expand this training for all executives through our
in-house trainers’ pool, which will be undergoing an extensive
Train the Trainer Program.

Saira Khan, SGM HR talking about the importance of D&I Training

Suleman Ansar Khan, a skilled trainer in the field of People
Development and D&I was engaged as the facilitator. Suleman's
experience spans across the Middle East, South Asia, and Participants presenting a case at one of the sessions
Southeast Asia. He was also part of the World Bank study on

Zain Sadiq, VP Operations appreciating L&D team for organizing Suleman Ansar presenting workshop certificate to Arslan Majeed,
D&I Trainings Manager MIS

15