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Afghan Women Artisans Struggling With Lack of Work

Afghan women who make handicrafts complain of a decline in their activities. These women say that in the current situation their business has decreased significantly.

“We have been working here for five years, our business was very good before the political change in the country, we have had a lot of progress; after the takeover of the Taliban, our work became very limited, restrictions were imposed on us. We are not prospering, the markets are shrinking and we have a lot of restrictions,” said Aliya, a business owner.

“Our demand is that women should be allowed to go to work, and without any harassment, because some families do not have men, they should allow the women to work," said Firoozah, a businesswoman.

Aliya, who studied computer science, is the sole breadwinner of a family of five.

In addition to computer science, she is also skilled in sewing handicrafts and has been working in a handicraft workshop for more than five years.

According to Aliya, the number of female workers in this workshop has been reduced from twenty to three.

“80 percent of women have lost their jobs, most of the women are the breadwinners who are currently at home and are facing severe economic problems," said Aliya, a businesswoman.

“In the past, women were working here and our business was very good, but now it has diminished,” said Azizullah, a handicraft seller.

“There were 12 girls and women who worked here, they were tailors, but now all of them are unemployed at home,” said Khwaja Homayoun, a handicraft seller.

In the meantime, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that the unemployment of women is having a detrimental effect on the Afghan economy. Based on SIGAR’s report, the absence of women in the workforce has cost the Afghan economy $1 billion.

 

Afghan Women Artisans Struggling With Lack of Work

In addition to computer science, she is also skilled in sewing handicrafts and has been working in a handicraft workshop for more than five years.

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Afghan women who make handicrafts complain of a decline in their activities. These women say that in the current situation their business has decreased significantly.

“We have been working here for five years, our business was very good before the political change in the country, we have had a lot of progress; after the takeover of the Taliban, our work became very limited, restrictions were imposed on us. We are not prospering, the markets are shrinking and we have a lot of restrictions,” said Aliya, a business owner.

“Our demand is that women should be allowed to go to work, and without any harassment, because some families do not have men, they should allow the women to work," said Firoozah, a businesswoman.

Aliya, who studied computer science, is the sole breadwinner of a family of five.

In addition to computer science, she is also skilled in sewing handicrafts and has been working in a handicraft workshop for more than five years.

According to Aliya, the number of female workers in this workshop has been reduced from twenty to three.

“80 percent of women have lost their jobs, most of the women are the breadwinners who are currently at home and are facing severe economic problems," said Aliya, a businesswoman.

“In the past, women were working here and our business was very good, but now it has diminished,” said Azizullah, a handicraft seller.

“There were 12 girls and women who worked here, they were tailors, but now all of them are unemployed at home,” said Khwaja Homayoun, a handicraft seller.

In the meantime, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that the unemployment of women is having a detrimental effect on the Afghan economy. Based on SIGAR’s report, the absence of women in the workforce has cost the Afghan economy $1 billion.

 

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