This photo documentation and book provides visual impressions of the textile and garment industry in Ethiopia and offers key findings of a research project, supported by the German Government, to better understand worker absenteeism and labour turnover in the sector.
With the aim to create jobs for its growing population and to become a middle-income country by 2030, the Ethiopian government is in the process of adopting an Industrial Development Policy to transform the currently agricultural-led economy into an industry-based one. The majority of workers migrated to the urban cities from rural parts of the country and are unmarried. To reduce monthly expenses, they share flats with co-workers, mostly with one to three colleagues from the industrial park.
This photo documentation and book provides visual impressions of the textile and garment industry in Ethiopia and offers key findings of a research project, supported by the German Government, to better understand worker absenteeism and labour turnover in the sector.
With the aim to create jobs for its growing population and to become a middle-income country by 2030, the Ethiopian government is in the process of adopting an Industrial Development Policy to transform the currently agricultural-led economy into an industry-based one. The majority of workers migrated to the urban cities from rural parts of the country and are unmarried. To reduce monthly expenses, they share flats with co-workers, mostly with one to three colleagues from the industrial park.