CSR

SELECT'S APPROACH TO CSR IN PAKISTAN

SELECT Sport sells more than 3 million balls every year. Around 90% of these hand-stitched balls are produced in the Sialkot area of Pakistan by Anwar Khawaja Industries (AKI). SELECT is one of many companies whose production is carried out here, where 70% of the hand-stitched balls in the world are made. The majority of the many thousands of people who stitch balls in Sialkot do not work directly for the ball companies, but are part of a wide network of subcontractors and their subcontractors. These workers do not receive a fixed wage, but are paid for each ball they make.

Charity

Sahep program

Select's Approach to CSR in Pakistan

Like other companies, SELECT pays the market price for the stitching of their balls in Pakistan. But it is our conviction that our responsibility goes further than this. For those people who stitch SELECT balls in Pakistan, it is our aim to meet their basic needs. These needs include medical assistance and medication for the whole family. All children are given the opportunity to have an education. Education is the key to improving living standards for future generations. This objective also includes abolishing child labour, something which SELECT and AKI do not wish to make use of.

health

There is very little social welfare provision in Pakistan, which means that a serious illness can easily wipe out a family’s finances.

Education

SAHEP gives the family a sum of money for each child going to school

Ongoing commitment

SELECT sees SAHEP as an integral part of its corporate culture and social responsibility

THE SAHEP PROGRAM

SELECT Sport sells more than 3 million balls every year. Around 90% of these hand-stitched balls are produced in the Sialkot area of Pakistan by Anwar Khawaja Industries (AKI). SELECT is one of many companies whose production is carried out here, where 70% of the hand-stitched balls in the world are made. The majority of the many thousands of people who stitch balls in Sialkot do not work directly for the ball companies, but are part of a wide network of subcontractors and their subcontractors. These workers do not receive a fixed wage, but are paid for each ball they make.