The Collar360

Leaf sorter

Other names

tobacco leaf sorter, leaf inspector, leaf quality tester, tobacco leaf sorting attendant, manual leaf sorter, tobacco leaf selector, leaf quality inspector, hand leaf sorter, wrapper leaf inspector, leaf sorter (tobacco), leaf selector, tobacco leaf separator

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Leaf sorters analyse colour and condition of tobacco leaves in order to determine whether they should be used as cigar wrappers or binders.

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The work

The work

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

    Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.

  2. 2

    Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.

  3. 3

    Grade and sort products according to factors such as colour, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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.

Free to use with attribution

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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
trieur de feuilles de tabac/trieuse de feuilles de tabac
español
clasificador de hojas de tabaco/clasificadora de hojas de tabaco
العربية
عامل فرز الأوراق / عامل فرز الأوراق
português
Trabalhador da separação de folhas/Trabalhadora da separação de folhas
Deutsch
Blattsortierkraft
italiano
classificatore di foglie di tabacco/classificatrice di foglie di tabacco

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