Victor’s vision: Future of LF Bangladesh Second Edition 2014
Redwan Ahmed, OSG/HR
Abdullah Eunus, OSG/HR
Shovon Rafique, OSG/HR
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Cover Story
Victor’s Vision: Future of LF Bangladesh Page 4
Page 5 LF Values
Page 7 LFBD Events
People Engagement Initiatives Page 10
New joiner introduction:
New Colors to LF Page 13
Learning Page 14
Movie Time Page 17
Stress Busting Workshop Page 15
Inside Bangladesh Page 16
Victor’s vision: Future of
LF Bangladesh
Honorary Chairman Victor Fung recently hosted an LF
Bangladesh townhall where he shared his views and vision.
“Bangladesh is the third largest manufacturer of apparel for Li
& Fung and is a vital part of our global network,” said Victor
“We have a long-standing history here in terms of our
business, factories, the government and business community
and we see big potential for the future growth of our
businesses.”
Over 550 colleagues from LF Bangladesh attended.
Executive Director of Government & Public Affairs,
Rick Darling, also attended as a special guest of honor.
The townhall was a unique opportunity for our colleagues to
ask Victor about our company in a Q&A session. A prime
topic of discussion for a number of our colleagues in
Bangladesh was the company’s objective of building a
sustainable business.
The townhall was a unique
opportunity for our colleagues to
ask Victor about our company in a
Q&A session. A prime topic of
discussion for a number of our
colleagues in Bangladesh was the
company’s objective of building a
sustainable business.
“There is no bigger commitment for
the company than improving
standards of the factories we work
with. We look to our factories as
strategic partners, not just where
we place orders,” said Victor who
emphasized that this is a key
initiative for the entire group.
“William Fung has created Vendor
Support Services (VSS), a new
division that will help our factory
partners improve the way they
work and manage worker safety
and conditions. Bangladesh is a very
important location where we are
learning and developing VSS, where
we’re learning how to build quality
long-term partnerships with
factories and develop out our VSS
concept,” he added.
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Victor’s vision: Future of
LF Bangladesh
Victor then elaborated on our company’s
focus: “Li & Fung has grown significantly
and rapidly over the years and when that
happens in a big company you can become
bureaucratic. Right now, we are working on
consolidation and focusing on organic
growth. We want to cut the bureaucracy
and make sure that we are doing things in a
simple manner to improve efficiency and
not overwork ourselves with internal
matters. We are undergoing major
overhauls of our systems and the way we
do business.”
The session closed with Victor’s vision for the future of LF Bangladesh.
“The next stage for us in Bangladesh in terms of the industry and our production
here is very hopeful. A lot of production is migrating outside of China and will divert into
Bangladesh and eventually we’ll see a vertical integration of fabric production here.
Bangladesh has contributed a lot to our business, and Li & Fung and the Fung
family are personally committed to the future of this country.” Thank you Victor for such wonderful insight into our business in Bangladesh!
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On 13 August 2014, our Li
& Fung colleagues in
Bangladesh came
together wearing blue
and pledging to clean-up
our world. Bangladesh,
along with 23 other
countries, participated in
the first ever global Dress
Blue Day, which helped
raise awareness amongst
our colleagues about
how the choices we
make as individuals and
as a company can help
shape the world’s
environment. Our
colleagues made a point
to learn more about how
they can make a
difference and help our
environment.
Dress Blue Day
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The morning of 17 October 2014 at
Bangladesh office started with
Pinkness everywhere as the day was
celebrated with Pink mode by LFBD
colleagues on the occasion of World’s
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Most
of the colleagues dressed up in pink to
symbolize the awareness. Experts from
a local hospital organized an awareness
session for Bangladesh colleagues on
breast cancer and the remedies to
avoid such deadly disease.
Pink day
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The month of November 2014 was
celebrated as Movember to raise awareness
for Men’s Prostate Cancer and other
healthy life styles to live a healthy life. Mo-
Bro and Mo-Sista were selected among the
colleagues to symbolize the awareness and
importance of this campaign.
On 25 November, our colleagues invited a
team of experts from Dhaka’s Apollo
Hospital gave a health talk on prostate
cancer, followed by a Q&A session. Around
100 colleagues from different business
streams attended this talk. After the
session, participants pledged to look after
their health and share their knowledge with
family, friends and colleagues.
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Iftekhar
Habib
Li & Fung’s
Men of
Movember
From
Bangladesh
Monami Khandakar
Li & Fung’s Mo Sista from Bangladesh
In keeping with the theme of Li & Fung employee engagement initiatives and considering fostering a
healthy work environment, LFBD arranged two Cricket Tournaments, one table tennis and one carom
board tournaments in 2014.
ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES
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Though the LF Premiere League (LPL) started well before the inter-buying house tournament, it was
delayed a bit to finish the latter. In continuation of the previous trend, 3 times winner OSG team along
with VC colleagues, LF Red, made it to the final but they lost the trophy to the brilliant performer, LF
Blues, comprising colleagues from LF Sourcing.
The inter-Buying house cricket tournament started back in November with a kick off
win by LF over El Corte Ingles. For the first time, LFBD made it to the final where
clash of the titans took place. LF faced their fiercest competitor, H&M, at the final.
With a heart pounding battle, LF could not make it to win the trophy but left a
message that we can face anyone in the battlefield. The tournament was a great
way to increase conversations between buying offices; gain valuable market
knowledge and increase our contact list. LF’s plucky batsmen, bowlers and fielders
defended our honor on the pitch pretty well, too!
The table tennis
tournament also got a
new flavor as one of
the longest going
tournaments so far.
Md. Abul Hassan
Chowdhury Titu (TBD)
and Arifur Rahman
(FnA) emerged as
victorious in doubles
while Titu also stood
victorious in singles.
The other exciting
game, Carom Board,
also saw fierce
competition where
Jahangir Alam &
Mustafijur Rahman
(LFJS) claimed the
trophy as Champions
in doubles. Mizanour
Rahman Sujon (CSA)
claimed the title for
singles champion for
this year Carom
tournament.
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New Colors to LFBD New Joiners | May to December 2014
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OSG
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LF Sourcing-CA
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LF Sourcing-CA
Milon Chatterjee
LF PLS
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GBS
Mahbubur Rahman
LF PLS
Omar Sadeque Khan
LF Sourcing-CA
Md. Shakhawat Hossain Khan
LF Sourcing-ABS
Farzana Husain
LF PLS
Md. Rayhan Kabir Sabuj
LF PLS
Md. Shazzadur Rahman
LF Sourcing-CA
Shamima Hoque
OSG
Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad
LF PLS
Mahmuda Parvin Soniya
LF Sourcing-CA
Md. Alamgir Islam
LF PLS
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LF Sourcing-CA
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Mokseda Sarker
LF PLS
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Aligned with our commitment
to enhance our colleagues’
health and well-being in the
workplace, the LF Bangladesh
office recently hosted a series
of workshops focused on
relieving stress, finding inner
peace and feeling energized
through breathing exercises,
yoga and meditation.
The team invited an
educational and humanitarian
organization, Art of Living
Foundation, for a preliminary
session that focused on stress-
busting techniques in July.
The Art of Living Foundation’s
programs are guided by the
philosophy of peace. “Unless
we have a stress-free mind
and society that is not power-
hungry and violent, we cannot
achieve harmonious and
peaceful lives,” instructor
Sajeev Menon said.
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Initial release : December 13, 1996 (USA)
Director : Cameron Crowe
Running time : 193 minutes
Awards : Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Motion Picture : Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDb Rating : 7.3/10
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When a slick sports agent, Jerry Maguire (Tom
Cruise), has a crisis of conscience, he pens a heartfelt
company-wide memo that promptly gets him fired.
Desperate to hang on to athletes he represents (his customers),
Jerry starts his own agency, with only single mother Dorothy Boyd
(Renee Zellweger) joining him in his new venture.
Banking on their sole client, football player Rod Tidwell (Cuba
Gooding Jr.), Jerry and Dorothy begin to fall in love as they struggle
to make their agency business work.
STORY
Recently I’ve seen Jerry
Maguire. After watching it
again I’d say, this movie is
about hope, redemption,
love, and finding out the
meaning of life.
My favorite quote in this movie is
“Help me, help you”. It is
absolutely true. If anybody can’t
help himself, nobody can.
Jerry uses a new motto, "Less clients,
less money, more care" and finishes
with the teaching that, “Happiness is
true when it is shared”
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OSG
“Jerry Maguire is a movie about agents, and all our colleagues in LF Sourcing are agents like Jerry
Maguire. All OSG staff watched this movie to better understand LF Sourcing’s world.”
- Christopher Young
Vice President-OSG
Zaid Hossain
General Manager – OSG/HR
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