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During the crisis, women's unemployment increases

2023-12-13 09:19:09Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

During the crisis, women's unemployment increases

While unemployment as a whole has declined in the third quarter of the year, the phenomenon has marked an increase for women aged 15 and over.

The official data of INSTAT show that unemployment among women reached 11.1% among women over 15 years old from 10.4% which was in the second quarter of the year.

Sources from the market refer that the increase in unemployment among women is related to the crisis that the clothing and footwear production sector is experiencing, which is also the main paid employer of women in the main cities of the country.

This year, the fashion sector has faced difficulties from the exchange rate and the increase in the minimum wage and the drop in demand from abroad.

The decrease in orders has led to a decrease in turnover, while the fall of the euro has ruined the profits of exporters. Sources from the Association of Exporters say that a significant number of employees has been cut during the July-August period.

Large factories have stopped any additional hiring or replacement, while many small units in the districts that operated as sub-contractors have closed down, leaving many women out of work.

Many other export industries are in the same situation as fashion, which have faced significant losses due to the strengthening of the lek against the euro.

In the fall of this year, the euro is almost 10% depreciated against the lek compared to the beginning of 2022.

The negative developments in the domestic market were compounded for the decline of orders from abroad, especially for shoes, reversing the developments in the sector that were in a rather positive climate after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Exporters are concerned that the Albanian economy is becoming increasingly uncompetitive for the manufacturing sector. Exporters' losses due to the exchange rate have become stable, as the decline continues at a high rate from year to year.

In the spring of 2016, one euro cost about 140 ALL. Since that time, the euro has depreciated against the lek by 35%.

Fashion factories mostly offer wages at the minimum level, but they employ the most vulnerable part of families in urban areas and have influenced the economic empowerment of women.

The women who are going out of fashion are in areas where there is not a very suitable offer, as developments in tourism are concentrated in coastal cities


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