The Collar360

Garment factory sewer

Other names

Official name: Sewing machine operator

machinist, custom sewer, garment maker, serger machine operator, computer stitcher, flat sewing machine operator, joiner, edging machine operator, fastener sewing machine operator, sewing machine tender, hook and eye machine operator

Clothing, textiles and leather

They use sewing machines in a factory to join, fix and change pieces of clothing.

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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

    Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions.

  2. 2

    Place spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, insert bobbins, and thread ends through machine guides and components.

  3. 3

    Position items under needles, using marks on machines, clamps, templates, or cloth as guides.

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Sources

Built from 6 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

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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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
opérateur de machine à coudre/opératrice de machine à coudre
español
operador de máquinas de coser/operadora de máquinas de coser
العربية
مشغل ماكينة الخياطة / مشغلة ماكينة الخياطة
português
Operador de máquina de costurar/Operadora de máquina de costurar
Deutsch
Maschinennäher/Maschinennäherin
italiano
operatore di macchinari per la cucitura/operatrice di macchinari per la cucitura

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