VietNamNet Bridge – An unsteady market, limited sources of capital and rising material costs have led to many handicraft households in the central provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam to look for new jobs.
Despite Government efforts to preserve and expand the handicrafts sector across the country, as well as to help provide new jobs for the increasing ranks of landless farmers, concerns have been raised that some handicraft villages are in danger of extinction.
Only 12 out of 88 handicraft villages in Thua Thien Hue Province report good business, while the remainder have suffered from losses, according to local authorities. |