Enterprises asked to embrace SCORE project

The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), Nii Ashietey Armah, has encouraged small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana to join the Sustainable, Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) project to improve efficiency and productivity at the workplace.According to him, the SCORE programme was tailor-made to reduce inefficiencies in SMEs and encourage best practices.

The SCORE is a practical training and in-factory consulting programme that improves productivity and working conditions in SMEs. 

It is being funded by the Swiss and Norwegian governments at a cost of $1.7 million and implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

The minister made the call in a speech read on his behalf by the Deputy Minister of the MELR, Mr Antwi-Boasiako Sekyere in Accra after a tour of the Danadams Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited.

The tour was also used to launch phase two of the project, which is subscribed to by Danadams Pharmaceuti