The Collar360

Footwear hand sewer

Other names

mocassin sewer, mocassin hand stitcher, hand sewer, shoes hand sewer, shoes hand stitcher

Clothing, textiles and leather

They sew pieces of leather and other materials together by hand, using needles and simple tools, to make shoes.

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The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.

  2. 2

    Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.

  3. 3

    Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join parts.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
bottier/bottière
español
cosedor de calzado a mano/cosedora de calzado a mano
العربية
عامل الخياطة اليدوية للأحذية / عاملة الخياطة اليدوية للأحذية
português
Costureiro de calçado/Costureira de calçado
Deutsch
Schuh- und Lederwarenstepper/Schuh- und Lederwarenstepperin
italiano
cucitore di calzature a mano/cucitrice di calzature a mano

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