In Togo, the Ministry of Commerce, Handicrafts, and Local Consumption is providing training to its new staff on product traceability. Starting Tuesday, May 13, 2025, approximately sixty newly recruited civil servants assigned to the ministry are participating in intensive training on secure product marking and regulatory control tools. This initiative aims to improve the fight against the circulation of non-compliant products and protect consumers.
The three-day session, organized with technical support from SICPA SA, is part of an effort to strengthen the capacities of the ministry’s services, in line with the directives of the supervising minister, Rose Kayi Mivedor-Sambiani.
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Atekpe Makiliwè, the director of internal trade and competition, emphasized that “Trainee civil servants must be seriously trained in certain modules.”
The training program includes theoretical modules on the automated marking solution (SAM), which is currently deployed in Togo, as well as practical field exercises. Participants will learn to identify products subject to marking, verify the validity of security stickers, and use detection tools in markets and supermarkets.
The ultimate goal of this skills enhancement is to improve the effectiveness of controls, make distribution chains more reliable, and promote healthy competition.
