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Women's Employment
We create dignified jobs for women from low-income and low-education backgrounds. In our Paid-to-Learn Employment Program, women are guaranteed:
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Salaries above living wage (Our average seamstress salary is 75% higher than Togo's minimum wage)
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3 month paid maternity leave (at full 100% pay)
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Paid time devoted to adult education (10% of our work week is dedicated to adult learning programming)
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Free Child Care
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Unlimited paid sick leave, social security benefits, national health care and retirement enrollment
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No more than 40 hour work weeks


























Before working at S H E
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75%
of our seamstresses had never been to school
2
of our seamstresses had official documentation for formal employment
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0
were enrolled in national social security, retirement, or health care benefits
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0
had bank accounts or personal savings accounts
0
had ever received a formal paycheck for their work
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8
children of S H E employees weren't enrolled in school due to lack of financial means
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Why We employ women in Togo
Togo, Africa has one of the highest rates of gender inequality in the world.
Only 20% of Togolese women have completed primary school. In Togo alone, this leaves 1.6 million women without an education.
Seamstress training is one of the most popular careers for women in Togo, yet there are no formal job opportunities to support them.
Seamstress labor is too-often exploited. Our seamstresses report delayed payments, refusal to pay, and lack of business owner protections before coming to S H E.

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