Risks of Higher Productivity in Garment Industry What is LEAN? LEAN is perhaps the most radical way of improving productivity. LEAN focuses on continuously improving the way a factory works, to make it ever more efficient. Under LEAN, workers may be organised into ‘cells’. These are groups of workers trained in several skills who can make a whole product. Cells have production targets for the whole group rather than for individuals. Workers in sleeping This is different from the product being made on an assembly line, where workers with different skills each do a particular task. LEAN is intended to change the culture of a factory as well as the physical way that the factory and workstations are organised. The garment industry should focus and develop good working conditions to reduce the injuries created to their workers since there is ample room for ergonomic improvements in the clothing industry. Who wants Higher Productivity? If you are experiencing