Sunshine Holdings-IFC to enhance women’s employment, foster respectful workplaces

World Bank and IFC Country Manager Gevorg Sargsyan and Sunshine Holdings Group CEO Shyam Sathasivam

Sunshine Holdings and IFC representatives at the signing ceremony

Sunshine Holdings PLC partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to implement a comprehensive women’s employment advisory programme aimed at enhancing women’s employment opportunities and creating respectful workplaces.

The partnership, supported by the IFC’s Facility for Investment Climate Advisory Services programme, will leverage the IFC’s expertise to conduct a detailed diagnostic of women’s employment within the company, with the goal of enhancing women’s recruitment and retention across the group. The IFC will provide specialised training on respectful workplaces to strengthen the organisation’s prevention strategies, reporting mechanisms and response systems. 

This training will be complemented by offline tools and guidance on the monitoring and evaluation of respectful workplace policies and practices. The partnership aims to strengthen the organisation’s value proposition as an employer of choice for both men and women across its industries.