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Button Holer

Button-hole Marking Boy

Minimum ? 7th

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The tasks a Button Hole Marker is expected to perform include: Placing required pattern on garment in correct position

Marking positions for button-holes with pencil or chalk on garments

Marking positions for stitching buttons

Well-versed with different types of equipment used to mark button holes

Knowledge about accurate buttonhole markings

Ability to differentiate types of button holes

Well-versed in making a ladder of buttonhole marking in order to ensure equal and even button holes

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Eye for details

Good colour sense

Creative thinking

Dexterity of hands

Depth perception

Good hand-eye coordination

Near vision acuity

It is a desk job

Need not handle a team

Local travelling is not a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs are available in some cities

Work from home option is available

Working hours

Textile and Garment companies usually work for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company Shift system is not available

Being self-employed is also an option. In this case, the working hours and days will be flexible

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?This job is suitable for candidates with One Leg ( OL), Both Leg (BL), Muscular Weakness (MW) and Hearing Impaired (HH)

This job is considered mildly hazardous or dangerous Occupational hazards include strained vision, cuts, wounds, back aches, joint pain, fatigue, stress etc.Health risks include exposure to needles, chemicals, dyes, odours, sharp marking tool, etc.

For candidates with up to 2 years? experience - INR to INR per monthFor candidates with 2 to 5 years? experience ? INR to INR per monthFor candidates with over 5 years? experience ? INR to INR per month (These figures are indicative and subject to change)

Overview and Growth of Textile and Clothing Industry in India

The size of the textiles and clothing sector in India in 2001?02 was INR 96500 crores, which grew at an average annual rate of 13.6 percent in the last decade, thereby increasing its worth to INR 372600 crores in 2011?12.The sector?s output is expected to grow at an annual average rate of 10 percent in the next 10 years, thereby increasing its worth to INR 10.5 lakh crores in 2022.

The textiles and clothing sector plays a significant role in employment generation. The sector employs 15.23 million people, of which 2.3 million are factory workers. Constant growth of the sector and its contribution to the economy implies that the manpower has and would continue to play an important role in the sector. Textile policy aims to create 35 million jobs and achieve exports worth INR 18 lakh crores by 2024-25 with the help of investments.

Key Markets and Export Destinations for Indian Textile and Apparel Industry

The Indian textile and apparel industry is one of the largest in the world with an enormous raw material and manufacturing base. The present domestic textile industry is estimated at US$ 33.23 billion and unstitched garments comprise US$ 8.307 billion.

The main markets for Indian textile and apparel exports are: United States, European Union, Parts of Asia, Middle East. In the near future, India's apparel exports to developed markets are expected to increase considerably. Apparel exports from India are expected to reach US$ 82 billion by 2021 and total cloth production in India is expected to reach 112 billion square metres by FY17.

The textile and apparel industry employs about 38 million people, making it the largest source of industrial employment in India.

Textile and Garment manufacturing companies across India

Garment showrooms like Raymond, Park Avenue, Van Heusen, etc. across India

Local tailors across India

Self-employed

Cities and towns across India

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Tailoring or Textile & Apparel Design Institutes across India

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