$ 5 million export of Khuzestan handicraft products
On the occasion of Handicrafts Week, the Deputy Director General of Handicrafts of Khuzestan Cultural Heritage announced the performance of this deputy in 2019 and announced the export of more than five million dollars of handicraft products in the province last year.
Referring to the performance of this deputy in 2019, Shokrallah Ghasemi stated: In the exhibition dimension, last year we had the presence of the province’s artisans in 15 national exhibitions all over the country; Meanwhile, a permanent exhibition booth was set up at Ahwaz and Abadan International Airports.
He added: Also, due to the prevalence of coronary heart disease, the national exhibition of handicrafts, which was planned in the exhibition calendar for March 4 to 6, 2019, was canceled.
Regarding the statistics of handicraft licenses in 2019, the Deputy Director General of Handicrafts of Khuzestan Cultural Heritage also said: During this year, 321 cases of issuing individual production licenses, 185 cases of extension of individual production licenses, 13 cases of issuing workshop production licenses, 7 cases of extension of workshop production licenses, 7 A license for the establishment of a workshop and 237 cases for the issuance of an identification card for craftsmen were registered in the performance of this deputy.
He pointed to the insurance of craftsmen and employees of handicrafts in 1998 and added: This year, we have registered 10 people insured with social security and 40 people with the Social Insurance Fund for Farmers, Nomads and Rural in the province’s deputy for handicrafts.
Referring to the technical inspection of handicraft workshops in order to issue a workshop quality certificate, Ghasemi said: In 2019, 45 visits were made, of which we issued 12 workshop quality certificates.
Regarding the granting of facilities to handicrafts workers, he clarified according to the credit allocated and approved by the Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Office and the National Fund: In the field of home-based businesses, 26 billion and 846 Tomans were granted to 78 people; Meanwhile, 52 people were introduced by the General Administration for facilities with a credit of 3,210 million rials, of which 37 have been approved by the bank for the payment of facilities to 37 billion rials, and a number of people have received their loans and some Others are waiting to receive a loan.
Deputy Director General of Handicrafts of Khuzestan Cultural Heritage pointed out: In the field of education, good measures were taken in 2019, among which we can make a 30-minute film of Kopubafi’s educational documentary, standardize his training in Mina Sabi and Kopubafi and standardize educational workshops located in the bazaar. Ahwaz always mentioned.
Referring to receiving the National Quality Award in 2019, he said: Product evaluation criteria for receiving the National Award, Quality-Originality-Innovation-Marketing Capability and having two preconditions for respecting environmental values in the use of materials and production techniques and It is a social responsibility.
Ghasemi added: The objectives of the Quality, Promotion and Innovation Award are to provide educational and support services, establish accurate standards of quality in handicrafts and create new opportunities to ensure the sustainability of handicrafts. Received 2019.
He said: Last year, we succeeded in introducing Dezful as the national city of Kopubafi and Ahvaz as the national city of Mina Sabi, while Rafi city was also recognized as the national city of Buryabafi and Shushtar as the national city of Ihrami-Bafi. We made a conditional registration and offered to sign a contract for the international registration of Dezful as the World Capu City.
The Deputy Director General of Handicrafts of Khuzestan Cultural Heritage mentioned the projects of development and promotion and said: regarding the documentation of indigenous disciplines, preparation of ihrami-weaving documentary film for 30 minutes, design and sampling of handicraft products including mat weaving, ihrami weaving, wood carpentry, kapobafi, pottery Such weaving and handicraft weaving, as well as the preparation of promotional packages for handicrafts in the province with the aim of introducing the native and priority fields of the province were among such projects.
He estimated the export of handicrafts at $ 5.15 million, adding that this year, handicrafts were exported to the Persian Gulf (Pakistan, China, China) in the fields of kilim, xylo, mat booria, traditional jewelry, pottery, handmade glass and copper artefacts. And Iraq) through customs in Abadan, Khorramshahr and Shalamcheh.