Policies to Help Restore Art Pottery Industry

Currently, Dong Nai is carrying out the planning for the building of the 32-hectare pottery industrial cluster of Tan Hanh in Bien Hoa.

Under Dong Nai People’s Committee’s decision no. 367, manufacturing facilities in the center of Bien Hoa are forced to relocate into Tan Hanh industrial cluster from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2011.

However, up to now a few households located inside Tan Hanh pottery industrial cluster have not moved out yet.

Meanwhile, there exist problems in the application of support policies to the facilities that will be relocated into industrial clusters under the Prime Minister’s decision no. 86.

This causes the progress of relocation to slow down and fall behind schedule.

Pottery makers are facing many a challenge.

Approximately 40 pottery makers are trying their best to maintain their production compared with a number of 100 ones last year.

The meeting between departments, and sectors and Dong Nai People’s Committee about the relocation of pottery facilities into pottery industrial cluster

Art pottery is associated with the development of Dong Nai’s traditional crafts. Therefore, Dong Nai Department of Trade and Industry and Pottery Association ask that People’s Committee ought to draw up priority policies that assist businesses in the revival of their production and business activities.

At the meeting, Vice Chairperson of Dong Nai People’s Committee Phan Thi My Thanh gave out directions and said that that departments and sectors are required to review relocation support policies in the coming time.

Particularly, it is necessary that People’s Committee get consulted on the restoration and development of pottery industry and take a second look at Decree no. 86 somehow to implement it in a flexible and appropriate way and to make the relocation of production facilities go as planned.

Reported by Thanh Minh, Translated by Duy Minh