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Footwear sector employment falls

10/07/2008


Figures just released for employment levels in Brazil’s manufacturing sector show an overall rise from May 2007 until May 2008, but the footwear and leather manufacturing sector shows a decline of 11.9%.

Across the board the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) found that manufacturing jobs in the country were 2.1% up on a year ago and that wages had gone up by 7% over the same period. Footwear and leather represented one of six sectors (out of 18) to show a fall. Textiles and apparel manufacturing were also down.

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