Saffron Co. in Herat Provided Job For 400 Women

A saffron production and processing company has provided job opportunities for at least 400 women in Herat province, in the western part of the country. Most of the women who work in this company are the only breadwinners of their families and they make 160 Afghanis ($1.82) a day. An organization, during the saffron harvesting season, pays these women about 12,000 Afghanis ($136.38) monthly.

The Head of this company, Qasim Alkozai, says that this saffron production and processing company has been operating for about four years now and a number of 400 women work there on a daily basis.