LAHORE: A Umted Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and Nishat Mills Limited (Apparel Division) have signed an agreement to strengthen their cooperation and promote gender equality at the workplace through capacity building initiatives on harassment and redressal mechanism and gender responsive policies and procurement, among others.

The agreement was signed on Thursday at a ceremony held here by Sharmeela Rassool, Country Representative, UN Women Pakistan and Wajeeha Khalid Business Head, Nishat Mills Ltd (Apparel Division), says a press release.

Nishat Mills Apparel Division is also the signatory to global Women`s Empowerment Principles (WEPs).