Leather industry in Egypt

CAIRO, EGYPT - DECEMBER 20: An Egyptian worker carries a bundle of raw leathers, gathered from varied regions, to a tannery to make them ready for the production of shoes, jackets, bags etc. in al Kadema region of Cairo, Egypt on December 20, 2014. Although 480.000 people were employed on the leather industry on 2011, today 200.000 people working in the industry due to the closure of the factories in Egypt. However there is no exact information about the number of factories on leather industry, Cairo is the center of the industry across the Egypt. Wages are between 1000 - 2000 Egyptian Pound ($140 - $280). Annually, 182 million dollars of exports made in the leather industry in Egypt. (Photo by Ahmed Ismail/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)