This Pashmina company was founded by Shiva
Sharma in 2001 and currently employs eighteen
employees in its three different sections:
initial production, dyeing, and finishing/packaging.
Seven of their workers are female and eleven
are male. All of Manakamana’s products
are handmade, and their product range includes
Pashmina blankets, sweaters, gloves, scarves
and shawls. They import their raw material
from China and their dyes from Switzerland,
and export their finished products to countries
around the globe including the USA, UK,
Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Australia
and Portugal.
Manakamana is committed to prioritize product
quality and honesty in all their dealings,
keeping good business trust with their clients.
The company aims to create a friendly, family-type
atmosphere and hopes to create strong relationships
between all staff members, that go beyond
formal to form true friendships. Manakamana
does not condone exploitation of any kind
and does not employ child labor. The owners
hope to uphold worker rights and take care
to honor overtime pay and observe all holidays.
Nepal
Handmade Silver Jewellery Workshop
The Nepal Handmade Silver Jewellery Workshop
was formed in 2002 by Damodar K C who had
more than 15 years work experience in the
jewellery making business. Prior to the
involvement of Mysmallshop Ltd in 2007 the
small jewellery workshop was not able to
comply to international fair trade standards
because the workers were earning very low
wages and working very long hours due to
the low level of demand for their product
in the competitive Nepalese market.
Omani
Craft Works
Omani Craft Works was established in 2006,
it currently has 26 workers , working 8
hours daily excluding Saturdays and Public
Holidays. From 9.30a.m-5.30p.m.The workers
are illiterate but skillful in their own
fields such as Screen Printing and Dyeing.
The company deals with goods made from Lokta
Paper which is all hand-made. The range
includes, gift boxes, jewellery boxes, calendars,
postcards and much more. Their material
is collected from Chapa, (Eastern part of
Nepal, in the countryside) and the dyes
are imported from India. Until now, the
company did not directly export to other
countries they only supplied to other companies
which exported the goods out of Nepal.
