The Collar360

Leather goods manufacturing technician

Other names

leather goods worker, leather goods industry forewoman, leather goods technician, leather goods cutting & finishing technician, leather goods cutting and finishing technician, leather goods industry foreman, leather goods manufacture technician

Clothing, textiles and leather

They cut, sew, glue and finish leather goods by hand, make or repair items like bags and shoes, and check for faults.

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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

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.

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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
technicien de fabrication d’articles en cuir/technicienne de fabrication d’articles en cuir
español
técnico en fabricación de artículos de marroquinería/técnica en fabricación de artículos de marroquinería
العربية
فني تصنيع السلع الجلدية
português
Técnico de produção de artigos de marroquinaria/Técnica de produção de artigos de marroquinaria
Deutsch
Produktionstechniker Lederwaren/Produktionstechnikerin Lederwaren
italiano
tecnico di produzione di pelletteria

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