PAKISTAN HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION

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Ref. No. PHMA/Cir-008/2013

Dated: 21^st January, 2013

TO ALL MEMBERS OF PHMA SOUTHERN ZONE

WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE VITAL INFORMATION WITH OUR VALUED MEMBERS RELATING TO A SPURT OF INCIDENCES OF STEALING OF STOCKS IN THE FACTORIES AND PURPOSELY SETTING ON FIRE OF STOCKS TO REMOVE ANY EVIDENCE OF THEFT IN SEVERAL OF OUR MEMBER UNITS.

WE HAVE LEARNT MOST RELIABLY THAT IN SUCH REPEATED INCIDENTS OF THEFT AND ARSON THEREAFTER, SURPRISINGLY THE FACTORIES' STAFF ARE INVOLVED WHO ARE IN COHORTS WITH THE CRIMINAL GANGS WITH ETHNIC BACKGROUND. AFTER SOME CULPRITS WERE APPREHENDED IT WAS REVEALED THAT SUCH STAFF MEMBERS WERE SUPPOSEDLY CONSIDERED QUITE TRUSTWORTHY. IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT SUCH CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES ARE ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN SOME STAFF ARE IN COORDINATION WITH EACH OTHER TO CARRY OUT SUCH NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE BUSINESS.

ALL OUR VALUED MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO BEWARE OF SUCH PLANS BY ANY OF THEIR STAFF AND NOT ONLY ENSURE THAT ALL CHECK AND BALANCES ARE FOOLPROOF AT THEIR UNITS BUT ALSO A WEEKLY SYSTEM OF PHYSICAL CHECKING OF STOCKS MUST BE CARRIED OUT. FURTHER IT IS SUGGESTED ALSO THAT GATE PASS OF THE GOODS BEING TAKEN OUT FROM THEIR FACTORY UNDERGOES SEVERE CHECKS TO AVOID THE MISCREANTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR CRIMINAL ENDS.

REGARDS,