Handmade carpets are a cultural and diplomatic commodity
Carpet is not a mere economic commodity because it is a work of art and culture that, in addition to having a wide range of economic dimensions, can also help us in the cultural and diplomatic spheres, Miri said.
Therefore, it should not be measured by the number of exports, but has other aspects that are important for the country, one of which is the issue of employment, which is currently much more important than the number of exports; That is, if we lose this employment (taking into account that 20 to 25 million Tomans of capital was needed for each job before these increases), it is an industrial job that the government must spend more than 500 million Tomans to create it, so it can be seen that the sector To what extent is the private sector active in the field of carpets working for the benefit of the government and even keeping the villagers as productive villagers and not allowing them to become urban consumers and migrate to the outskirts of cities?
He said: I ask the government and officials in various forces to pay attention to the fact that if today we are negligent and do not know the real importance of the position of the carpet; Rural migration to cities and their unemployment will have negative social and security consequences later.
Miri concluded: As a producer and exporter, today I can prevent these consequences by creating jobs and entrepreneurship and keeping people employed. If we do something, it is for the country and our effort is to keep the economy, culture, security, employment, society, etc. together as long as we can, but the procedure that has been taken now is our power every day. Reduces and unfortunately our power is reduced so that the power of many of our colleagues is exhausted. I hope this correction will happen in the view of the responsible friends.
We, in the Union of Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters of Iran, declare our readiness that each of the esteemed officials needed advice wherever they are. My servant and colleagues are willing to serve these mourners in order to pursue the interests of the country and the nation.