Apparel Training Body Holds Job Fair, Firmshire 80% Interviewees | Jaipur News

Jaipur: Responding to the demands of the garment industry associations in Suitapura, Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) on Saturday conducted a job fair where more than 200 skilled workers like tailors, designers, merchandisers, technicians, pattern masters, quality controllers among others took part.
About 120 garment manufacturers interviewed the candidates and selected more than 80% of the interviewees, as per a senior representative of ATDC.
Aseem Singla, one of the board of governors of ATDC said, “This initiative was to bring the job seekers, the graduates from ATDC and job providers to a common platform for mutual benefits.”
Members of several industry associations from the garment sector joined the fair and interviewed the aspirants on the spot for hiring.
ATDC, under Apparel Exports Promotion Council (AEPC) has been providing long- and short-term vocational training in various skillsets required by the industry. As per Singla, ATDC has trained over 3 lakh students in the country.
Freshers, experienced people and students under training took part in the interviews conducted by the garment manufacturers.
Mohammed Arif, president of Association of Garment Exporters of Sitapura said, “There is demand for workers in the industry and the intervention by ATDC will help the companies meet their manpower needs.”
Arif said that ATDC is holding the job fair after gap of 7-8 years and it should happen twice a year so that the industry’s manpower needs are met.
Singla said the candidates were well-represented by both male and female. As to the salary of the new recruits, Singla said, “It depends various depending on the experience of the candidate. But the minimum wages will be Rs 15,000 a month and it goes up from there,” he added.
According to industry estimates, the readymade garment exports are showing good traction and the demand is very high, requiring a greater number of hands.
The depreciation of rupee has added some sheen to the sector which has been battling high yarn and fabric prices for the past couple of years.