Fortune turns 4,000 village women into skilled shoemakers
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Splash
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Long Read
  • Games
  • Epaper
  • More
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Subscribe
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Splash
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Long Read
  • Games
  • Epaper
  • More
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Subscribe
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
Fortune turns 4,000 village women into skilled shoemakers

Industry

M Jahirul Islam Jewel
28 September, 2020, 10:45 pm
Last modified: 29 September, 2020, 11:07 am

Related News

  • 'Stop raping us': Woman strips on Cannes red carpet to protest against sexual violence in Ukraine
  • Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover face on air
  • G7 tell Taliban: Stop restricting women's rights
  • UN Security Council to discuss Taliban ordering women to cover faces again
  • Lightshore Foundation, BITM discuss women's Involvement in IT

Fortune turns 4,000 village women into skilled shoemakers

To address the skilled labour shortage and maintain smooth production, the owner of the factory started to find village women – who had no access to financial activities – and train them on shoe manufacturing

M Jahirul Islam Jewel
28 September, 2020, 10:45 pm
Last modified: 29 September, 2020, 11:07 am
Women workers make shoes on the factory floor of Fortune Footwear Ltd in Barishal BSCIC Industrial Estate. The ompany has strongly returned to production as the export-oriented shoe manufacturer has a good number of work orders. Photo: TBS
Women workers make shoes on the factory floor of Fortune Footwear Ltd in Barishal BSCIC Industrial Estate. The ompany has strongly returned to production as the export-oriented shoe manufacturer has a good number of work orders. Photo: TBS

When Fortune Footwear Ltd started its journey in the Barishal BSCIC area in 2012 there was an acute crisis of skilled workers in the region.

To address the skilled labour shortage and maintain smooth production, the owner of the factory started to find village women – who had no access to financial activities – and train them on shoe manufacturing.

And Fortune Footwear has so far trained around 4,000 unskilled village women, with a little or no academic background, and employed them at the company.

Photo: TBS
Photo: TBS

The women, who had no income before, are currently earning a handsome amount, working in the three factories of Fortune Footwear in the BSCIC area. Many of the trained female workers have even switched to other companies in major cities after getting better opportunities.

"The women working in my company were very simple and were just involved in household chores," said Mizanur Rahman, chairman of Fortune Footwear.

"I picked them up from different villages in eight upazilas of Barishal and Jhalakathi," he added.

Fortune shines

The company has provided special bus services for easy transportation of the workers. The buses bring them to the factories from their upazilas early in the morning and drop them after work in the evening.

A worker gets Tk6,000 as a monthly salary during the training period. Once the training is over, their salary is raised to Tk10,000, said Mizan, adding that many experienced workers are now getting a monthly salary of Tk50,000 or even more.

Sabina Akter, who works at the company, said, "I am not educated enough and therefore never thought of getting a job, but the company offered me a job with a good salary. They first trained us for the job."

"I can now support my family financially which was beyond my imagination earlier," said another worker named Rubi Aktar.

"We do not have to do hard labour as most of the work is done by machines automatically. We just have to operate the machines properly," said worker Sultana.

Photo: TBS
Photo: TBS

"Many female workers who got training in our company and developed their skills have got jobs at other companies in Dhaka and Chattogram at high salaries," said Fortune chairman Mizan.

The company has three large factories in Barishal and all the factories provide a congenial atmosphere for work, according to employees of the company.

The workers here enjoy all their rights, which inspires them to work dedicatedly, the chairman added.

"I always try my best to ensure all facilities for the workers as I believe workers are the main force behind my business," said Mizan.

Economy / Top News

Barishal / women / Shoe Maker / Women Shoe Maker / shoe / Fortune Footwear Ltd

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Corporates go cashless…tax cut on cards
    Corporates go cashless…tax cut on cards
  • Rising revenue collection a false dawn, economists say
    Rising revenue collection a false dawn, economists say
  • Why we must resist geoeconomic fragmentation—and how
    Why we must resist geoeconomic fragmentation—and how

MOST VIEWED

  • Mostafa Hakim Group to produce 12,000 cubic metres of oxygen daily
    Mostafa Hakim Group to produce 12,000 cubic metres of oxygen daily
  • Small firms get less from second round of stimulus
    Small firms get less from second round of stimulus
  • VAT on sales of locally-produced APIs likely to go from FY23
    VAT on sales of locally-produced APIs likely to go from FY23
  • Photo: Collected
    Spanish recycled cotton producer opens new facility in Bangladesh
  • Ice cream business thrives on Eid sales, warm weather
    Ice cream business thrives on Eid sales, warm weather
  • Milk: Pricier at retail level, yet farmers deprived of fair price
    Milk: Pricier at retail level, yet farmers deprived of fair price

Related News

  • 'Stop raping us': Woman strips on Cannes red carpet to protest against sexual violence in Ukraine
  • Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover face on air
  • G7 tell Taliban: Stop restricting women's rights
  • UN Security Council to discuss Taliban ordering women to cover faces again
  • Lightshore Foundation, BITM discuss women's Involvement in IT

Features

Musk is denying the sexual harassment allegation that surfaced this week. Photo: Bloomberg

Elon Musk’s crazily banal week 

15h | Panorama
Asus Zenbook 14 Flip OLED: A touch of brilliance to your life

Asus Zenbook 14 Flip OLED: A touch of brilliance to your life

18h | Brands
Keep your phone by your side with this armband

Keep your phone by your side with this armband

16h | Brands
Are Focallure gel masks worth the hype?

Are Focallure gel masks worth the hype?

17h | Brands

More Videos from TBS

Why are Duranta TV shows popular?

Why are Duranta TV shows popular?

10h | Videos
Donbas is hell, says Zelenskiy

Donbas is hell, says Zelenskiy

11h | Videos
Threat of Monkeypox on the horizon

Threat of Monkeypox on the horizon

12h | Videos
Mosque of Mughal period in Gazipur

Mosque of Mughal period in Gazipur

12h | Videos

Most Read

1
Tk100 for bike, Tk2,400 for bus to cross Padma Bridge
Bangladesh

Tk100 for bike, Tk2,400 for bus to cross Padma Bridge

2
A packet of US five-dollar bills is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Banking

Dollar hits Tk100 mark in open market

3
Bangladesh at risk of losing ownership of Banglar Samriddhi
Bangladesh

Bangladesh at risk of losing ownership of Banglar Samriddhi

4
PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire
Crime

PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire

5
BSEC launches probe against Abul Khayer Hero and allies
Stocks

BSEC launches probe against Abul Khayer Hero and allies

6
The reception is a volumetric box-shaped room that has two glass walls on both the front and back ends and the other two walls are adorned with interior plants, wood and aluminium screens. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Habitat

The United House: Living and working inside nature

The Business Standard
Top
  • Home
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Bangladesh
  • International
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Economy
  • Sitemap
  • RSS

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net

Copyright © 2022 THE BUSINESS STANDARD All rights reserved. Technical Partner: RSI Lab