The garment industry is the second largest revenue producer for Sri Lanka so our program would not be complete without a visit to a garment factory. MAS Intimates Unichela is located in Panadura, a town about a 45 minute drive south of Colombo. This factory primarily makes bras. They will make any type of bra for any type of function - from intimate to sport - for well-known brands such as Victoria's Secret, Nike, Amante', Adidas, and others. They will also make matching pieces to bras such as panties for intimates and shorts for sport. We all had to giggle when the operations manager told us the garments get really raunchy during the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day!
The factory focuses on lean manufacturing techniques and they are always searching for ways to minimize the amount of work and time required to sew a product. It takes on average 12 minutes to sew one bra. The factory was impressive in its technology, size, scope, and most importantly, ethics. A good place to work, the factory is clean and safe, it provides transportation for its employees, and two meals per day in addition to weekly pay.
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