Brazilian footwear jobs still down on 2023 in June
Brazilian footwear sector jobs are still down on 2023 levels in June, but increased production is expected to boost employment. Read More...
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Brazilian footwear employment plummets in November 2023
The Brazilian footwear industry lost nearly 8,000 jobs between January and November 2023, according to the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalçados). Read More...
Spanish footwear and leather employment falls year-on-year
Despite seasonal shifts, footwear and leather sectorial employment in Spain has fallen by 5% year-on-year, according to the latest social security statistics. Read More...
24,600 jobs created in Brazilian footwear in 2022
The Brazilian footwear sector created 24,000 jobs in 2022, according to the latest data from the Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries (Abicalçados). Read More...
Exporters demand support ahead of Budget
Exporters in India have demanded greater support from the government ahead of the next Budget.
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Craft skills vs mass production
Mike Redwood discusses how leather, particularly luxury goods, has held out against mass production practices in favour of tradition and artisan skill.
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Government sanctions Ramaipur leather cluster
The India Council for Leather Exports has thanked the government for approving construction of a new mega leather cluster in Ramaipur.
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Listening to unheard voices
It has long been my hope that the leather industry would make more of the fact that it employs large numbers of people, and that the leather produced creates employment for not only many more but for huge numbers throughout the supply chain.
Read More...CLE forecasts US$6 billion leather and footwear exports in FY21
The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has announced a “comfortable” target of US$5.88 billion in leather and footwear exports for the 2021-22 financial year.
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The right sort of jobs
One year ago, I was writing that the leather industry should do all that it could to offer jobs to young people. The young were suffering disproportionately from the problems of Covid-19 despite being the least likely to die from it. School leavers, college and university graduates were unable to find jobs and the under 30s were the most likely to be laid off.
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