The Collar360

Sewing machinist

Other names

seamstress, sewing operator, sewer, sew on machinist, sewing worker

Clothing, textiles and leather

They sew pieces of clothing together with sewing machines, watch for problems like broken thread, and also repair clothes by hand or machine.

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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

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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.

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
couseur à la machine/couseuse à la machine
español
operador de máquinas industriales de coser y bordar/operadora de máquinas industriales de coser y bordar
العربية
عامل آلة الخياطة / عاملة آلة الخياطة
português
Operador de máquina de costura/Operadora de máquina de costura
Deutsch
Textil- und Modenäher/Textil- und Modenäherin
italiano
addetto alla macchina da cucire/addetta alla macchina da cucire

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