At Magic Sewing, a company that employs a workforce of about 200 people in the production of ladies' nightwear, completely new toilets were built. This is also the case in several other companies participating in the USDOL-funded ILO project as part of a growing awareness among Haitian entrepreneurs that providing adequate sanitary facilities not only responds to legal requirements, but helps in reducing health problems of their workforce, contributes to the quality of the final product, enhances the morale and dignity of the workforce, and the very image of the company.

There are now separate toilets for men and women at Magic Sewing. The number of sanitary facilities is still not the ideal in respect of the number of the workers concerned, but the improvement compared with the previous situation is an important one.

A person is on site full time to provide hygienic paper and keep the toilets in order. Running water and washbasins are also provided. Ventilation is guaranteed by openings in the upper part of the walls.