Kunal, is an artisan "Clothes sewer" and was one of the people involved in the process of designing and making your garment!
This interview is for you to know more about him:
How did you get started in the profession?
- I started the trade with my father at the age of 19, making clothes for a small family business.
How many years have you been sewing?
- In the sewing sector I specify 11 years
What products do you make the most?
- Women's Clothing. Dresses and Blouses in first place
Which products do you make the least?
- Men's Clothing and Women's Trousers
What do you do to achieve customer satisfaction?
- I hold meetings with the designers and quality sector to maintain the standard of the garments.
Are you currently undergoing training to improve your work?
- No, I have been in the sector for many years and I prefer to stay in practice.
What is the difference between your confections and those of others?
- Me centro principalmente en el acabado para que la prenda tenga el mejor aspecto posible.
How many people work with you in this activity?
- There are 15 of us in the sewing workshop
What machinery do you use in garment manufacturing?
- I use Straight Sewing Machine and Overlock Machine.
What is the quantity of garments you produce per month?
- Depending on the product and amount of work required. I can do between 20 and 50 per month
Where do you buy the fabrics and materials for the garments?
- The fabrics are mostly from Jaipur. We work with silk, cotton and rayon.
Who requires or requests your confections?
- Clothing brands from Europe and America
What are your job expectations?
- Continue sewing until I have my own workshop
What are the physical working conditions and wages like? Do children work?
- In the workshop we are paid a salary that is regularised by the state and NO, the children do not work! It is not normal for children to work, here in the workshops I have been in I have not worked with children.