Important Contribution to Women Entrepreneurs from Gold Exporter Marsala

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Companies that achieved export success in the textile, ready-to-wear and apparel sectors in Bursa received their awards. Marsala Textile was awarded the Golden Exporter Award for the years 2022 and 2023 separately.

Marsala, which was entitled to receive an award in the Gold category at the ‘2022-2023 Silkworm Export Awards’ organized by Uludağ Textile Exporters’ Association (UTIB) and Uludağ Ready-to-Wear and Apparel Exporters’ Association (UHKIB), received its award at a ceremony held at its factories located in Bursa Organized Industrial Zone. At the ceremony, Mehmet Çetin Özel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Özlem Özel, Marketing Director, received the award on behalf of Marsala Tekstil from İsmail Aslanlar, Bursa Provincial Director of Trade, and Pınar Taşdelen Engin, President of UTIB.

A total of 114 companies received awards in the bronze, silver, gold and platinum categories of the Silkworm Export Awards.

Contribution to Women’s Employment from Gold Exporter Marsala

UTİB President Pınar Taşdelen Engin reminded that they could not hold last year’s award ceremony due to the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş and said that this year they gave the awards for 2022 and 2023 together. Stating that Marsala Tekstil was entitled to receive the Golden Exporter award in 2022 and 2023, she said, “We will continue to stand by all exporters who contribute to the development of the Turkish textile industry in the global market. In addition, as we see our companies with a high number of female employees such as Marsala Tekstil, our belief in the increase in female employment increases. Hopefully, as the number of companies like Marsala that attach importance to women’s employment increases, the role of our women in business life will increase even more without the need for positive discrimination and by preventing sexism, and we will achieve new sectoral successes as a union.”

Meaningful Cooperation at Award Ceremony

A cooperation protocol was signed between Marsala Tekstil and S.S. Her Dem Women’s Initiative Production and Business Cooperative, which is under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Directorate of Trade in Bursa. The protocol was signed between Marsala Tekstil Board Member and Marketing Director Özlem Özel and Her Dem Board of Directors. Bursa Provincial Director of Trade İsmail Aslanlar, who witnessed the cooperation protocol by attending the award ceremony held at Marsala Tekstil factory, congratulated all successful companies by stating that the work of exporter companies contributes significantly to the development of Turkey’s role in the global market. Pointing out the contributions of Marsala, which has achieved significant export success in the sector, to women’s entrepreneurship and employment, he added, “Today, Marsala Tekstil and Her Dem Women’s Initiative Production and Business Cooperative have started an important cooperation that we want to set an example. We care that important companies in the sector such as Marsala support the development of the women entrepreneur ecosystem. We believe that the social responsibility projects developed by Marsala will go a long way in the economic and educational development of our women’s cooperatives. I wish that their cooperation will be beneficial,” he said.

In addition to İsmail Aslanlar, Bursa Provincial Director of Trade, Pınar Taşdelen Engin, President of UTIB, Mehmet Çetin Özel, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Marsala Tekstil, representatives of Women’s Initiative Production and Business Cooperatives and many guests attended the signing ceremony of the cooperation protocol in which the contributions to be provided by Marsala Tekstil for the development of Women’s Initiative Production and Business Cooperatives operating in Bursa under the Bursa Provincial Directorate of Trade were specified.