Jawzjan female entrepreneur employs dozens of women

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): A businesswoman in northern Jawzjan province has employed 70 other women and girls in her rug weaving and tailoring workshop.

Marzia Rasouli, the owner of the carpet weaving workshop in Shiberghan City, told Pajhwok Afghan News that she established the carpet weaving shop last month and the sewing center last week.

She has employed 50 women in the carpet weaving and 20 women in the sewing workshop.

“I wanted to create a workshop for women and girls who are unemployed and also to ensure that the ancient carpet industry in Jawzjan is kept alive,” she added.

Rasouli said the women working in her workshop included poor and professional women and those who lost jobs and girls who have been out of schools.

She said more than 500 other women had expressed their interest in working in both sections of her workshop, but she would hire them if her business grows.

She added: “Currently, more than five hundred women want to work with us, but we don’t have the facilities. If the government and other institutions cooperate with us, we will provide work for many women.”

Saeeda Rajabi, one of the women working in Marzia Rasouli’s workshop, says: “Before coming to this workshop, I was unemployed at home.”

Rajabi was happy to have a job and could also meet her financial needs. She urged the Islamic Emirate to support the workshop in order more women could be employed.

Meanwhile, Manizha Rahmtayar, manager of the carpet weaving workshop, told Pajhwok: “I turned to carpet weaving because of unemployment and poverty.”

She did not provide information about how much salary she gets, but said: “I earn a small salary, but working here is better than being jobless.”

Rahmatyar urged the government to support the workshop and added: “I was unemployed and came to work here with 50 other women, I work with them, currently the women are financially stable.”

On the other hand, Shujauddin Qiyam, director of the industrial parks of Jawzjan, told Pajhwok that the rug weaving industry had flourished again recently in the province.

According to him, the Commerce and Industry department is striving to support businesspeople and investors, especially carpet weavers.

He said the establishment of carpet weaving workshops created jobs and also helped grow the carpet industry.

According to the Commerce and Industry department, there are about 5,000 large and small carpet weaving workshops in the province.

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