Hasbro piloting wellness programs that aim to benefit women factory workers

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Toymaker Hasbro Inc. announced a global well-being program piloting in two of its global supply-chain locations that aims to benefit women factory workers. One of the programs is Gap Inc.'s P.A.C.E. program that helps women to gain the skills they need to advance in their work, including courses in problem solving and financial literacy. The program is operating in 16 countries. The other program, HERhealth, gives women access to health information and services to prevent and treat disease, including issues of hygiene and maternal care. Hasbro is rolling out this program with a vendor in China, and is currently in 14 countries. Hasbro shares are up nearly 1% in Monday trading, but have fallen 6.6% for the year to date. The S&P 500 index is down 3.8% for 2018.