The Collar360

Leather goods manual operator

Other names

hand operator, manual operator, leather parts manipulator, leather components manipulator

Clothing, textiles and leather

They cut, stitch, glue, dye and fix leather with hand tools and machines to make or mend things like bags, belts and shoes.

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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

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

  2. 2

    Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.

  3. 3

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

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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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
monteur d’articles en cuir/monteuse d’articles en cuir
español
operador manual de artículos de cuero/operadora manual de artículos de cuero
العربية
العامل اليدوي للسلع الجلدية / العاملة اليدوية للسلع الجلدية
português
Operador manual de artigos de marroquinaria/Operadora manual de artigos de marroquinaria
Deutsch
Fachkraft für händische Lederverarbeitung
italiano
addetto al montaggio manuale di articoli di pelletteria/addetta al montaggio manuale di articoli di pelletteria

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