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Ghana JET representatives meet the representatives of The Madras Chamber

The Ghana Jobs and Economic Transformation (JET) programme delegation along with representatives of the Ghana Investment Centre, and industry members from Ghana from the automotive, pharmaceuticals and textile sectors met with members of the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry on October 10, 2023.

 

The main agenda was to discuss the potentials for bilateral trade and Investment between Ghana and Tamil Nadu in particular and India in general. The focus sectors were manufacturing, automobile, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and textiles. Mr Eugene Tettey Sangmorte, the Team Leader of the UK Ghana JET programme said, “We are here to forge deeper relationships with companies in Tamil Nadu, to take advantage of the burgeoning opportunities in Ghana and the AfCTA (African Continental Free Trade Agreement) through investments, partnerships and bilateral trade agreements.”

 

Mr Edmund Ofoli Onyame, Senior Investment Promotion Officer, Ghana Investment Centre, assured the Tamil Nadu industry representatives, “Ghana is ready to facilitate investment into all key sectors with incentives of tax holidays, import duty waivers and specific policy designed to promote investment and integration with focus sectors.” They also took questions on current trade regulations, export regulations and other concerns that were expressed by the Tamil Nadu industry representatives.

 

The Madras Chamber was part of facilitating this first step in setting up trade relations with Ghana and is also looking forward to a forthcoming trade mission from Tamil Nadu to Ghana to take this relationship forward.

Celebrating The 187th Chamber Day Of The Madras Chamber Of Commerce And Industry

The Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrated its 187th Chamber Day today. The Chamber Day celebration recalled and celebrated the significant contributions of the Madras Chamber to the business and celebrate the significant contribution of the Madras Chamber to the business enterprises of Tamil Nadu through their policy advocacy and rapport with different national and state government departments, institutions, diplomatic missions in Chennai and other major cities in India and abroad.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr T R Kesavan, President, MCCI, said, “Today, we are happy to say that we have 600 + direct members, consisting of large, medium, and small companies, representing “who is who” of business houses in Tamil Nadu and a good number of associated and affiliated members. The Madras Chamber is keenly looking forward to actively partnering with the Tamil Nadu government to bring its trillion-dollar economy to fruition.”

The Chief guest of the evening Mr Shenu Agarwal, MD and CEO of Ashok Leyland, congratulated the Madras Chamber on its 187 years of heritage and said, “It is testament to the Madras Chamber’s impact on the business, community and civil society that it is celebrating this momentous anniversary. Longevity of the Madras Chamber is proof of its good work and essential contributions to the business community of Tamil Nadu.”

The Guest of Honour is Dr Ashok Dalwai, IAS, who is currently serving as the Chairman, Empowered Body on Doubling Farmers Income, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India shared his thoughts, “The way forward for any economy to prosper is to focus on employment, environment, and economic development. For the future to be bright we need to now focus on developing our bio and circular economy for a sustainable future.”

The evening was attended by renowned industrialists, and heads of companies who are instrumental in taking forward the work of the Madras Chamber in enhancing business enterprise in Tamil Nadu.

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HEALTH IN WORKPLACE EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE MADRAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

The Importance of Health in the Workplace

People spend a large part of their day at their workplace and it is time that organizations recognized the importance of ensuring health of their employees. An essential discussion organised on the topic of “Healthcare in the Workplace” by the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on 16th September 2023, brought to the fore the need to recognize the importance of healthcare across various dimensions in the workplace. The event was ideated by the Healthcare Committee of the Madras Chamber chaired by Mr P V Jaishankar.

The program was inaugurated by Mr Gagandeep Singh Bedi, IAS, Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. He expressed his delight on the industry engaging in this essential conversation about health in the workplace. He expressed his thoughts on how the industry can partner with the government to elevate healthcare in Tamil Nadu. He said, “It is important that industry partners with the Government to ensure better healthcare at all levels. It can be through PPP model partnerships, contributions through CSR activities and donations, and creating awareness about the Tamil Nadu government’s health initiatives, such as CM Health Insurance Scheme, and the flagship Innuyir Kaapom Thittam – Nammai Kaakum – 48, to their employees.” Mr Gangandeep Singh Bedi made a special request to the MCCI President, Mr T R Kesavan to ensure industries are made aware of these various schemes and extend their support.

“Homes have become workplaces today with a shift brought in during the pandemic and one of the biggest things sacrificed due to this is sleep,” pointed our Mr T S Surendran, Chairman, Sankara Nethralaya, the special address speaker who encouraged people to take essential steps towards preventive healthcare.

The special address speaker, Dr P V Jayasankar spoke about the important of ensuring safe and enabling work environment, he said, “We need to appreciate our most important resource – the human resource, by ensuring the quality of the physical and mental environment in the workplace.”

The four panel discussions with experts from across various industries highlighted the importance of engaging in conversations of mindful workspaces, preventive healthcare practices, importance of sleep and nutrition, safe work environments and creating gender sensitive work practices. Experts spanning across various industries including manufacturing, healthcare, IT and services shared their thoughts on how we can we work towards creating workplaces that encourage health on a physical and mental level or their employees at every grade. Dr Iyappan Ponnusamy, Co-Chair of the Healthcare committee of the MCCI concluded the session  by encapsulating the importance of this session in the current industry scenario and promised to take forth the recommendations of the discussions to the industry.