HERAT - Three new factories in Herat province have been officially launched with separate production lines now in operation, local officials confirmed.
The factories, and food and dairy; another food; and a cheese factory, worth a total $10 million, will provide 500 new jobs – mostly for women.
Funded by the private sector in the industrial zone of Herat city, the inauguration of the factories was attended by guests including the minister of industry and the governor of Herat.
“With the start of the new production lines, indirectly, thousands of jobs have been created,” said Hamidullah Khadem, head of the Chamber of Industry.
According to local officials, more than 40,000 people are employed by almost 300 factories in Herat’s industrial zone. (ATN)