A worker is painting a ceramic vase at Bat Trang ceramic and pottery village in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi has developed plans to open vocational trainingclasses in traditional handicraft villages for 1,650 rural labourers this year.
The plan was recently announced by the municipal People’s Committee as part ofan industrial and agricultural promotion project.
Under the project, the city will promote rural industrial development toimprove the quality, efficiency and competitiveness of handicraft villages.
The city will also support 400 individual handicraft workshops or companiesparticipating in fairs at home and abroad this year.
The city will open classes on business management skills for 1,750 labourers ofhandicraft workshops and companies.
This year’s project is expected to create jobs and improve incomes for 10,000rural residents.
To achieve the goals, the People's Committee will work with relevant agenciesand departments to implement the activities.
District and town-level People's Committees are urged to support handicraftworkshops using their budgets.
Handicraft associations and social organisations located in the city willpropose industrial promotion schemes and work with relevant agencies tosupervise implementation.
Many young people in the handicraft villages are no longer interested ininheriting their relatives' businesses because of the low incomes they offer.They have taken on other work or moved to cities to find jobs.
City authorities have encouraged residents to keep traditional crafts alive andworked with banks to help them distribute loans and find outlets for theproducts.
The city now has more than 300 recognised craft villages.
The average income of workers in traditional craft villages is about 4-5million VND per month.
Many handicraft villages are on the brink of closure due to limited productionand labour shortages./.
In the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam, there are 164 traditional trade villages which have developed over the years thanks to the preservation efforts of artisans and skilled workers.
Ha Thai lacquerware is now enjoying a new vitality and has established a firm position among the famous craft villages in Vietnam, with most of its products being exported.
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A worker is painting a ceramic vase at Bat Trang ceramic and pottery village in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) 
