(HBO) - We have visited Tu Tam Fine Furniture Cooperative in Doan Ket hamlet, Vinh Dong commune. This is considered to be one of the most typical and outstanding groups in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style in the period of 2016-2018.

The products of Tu Tam Fine Art Furniture Cooperative are eye catching, delicate and popular among customers.

Tu Tam Fine Art Furniture Cooperative was established in September 2018, formerly known as Tu Tam Fine Art Furniture Workshop owned by Mr. Bui Van Tu. This is the first cooperative in Vinh Dong commune to start a successful business with wood carving profession, bringing the annual revenue of about 500 million VND. The cooperatives has trained and helped many young people in the commune and the surrounding areas to learn wood carving, creating stable jobs for 8-13 skilled workers with a monthly salary of between 4.5 and 10 million VND each person. The cooperative’s products are diverse: Buddha statues, Tam Da statues, the zodiac, tables and chairs made from tree stumping, the natural driftwood furniture and so on. 

Besides, the cooperative also receives wood carving according to the customers' requirements. The materials are mainly taken from the locality. With the skillful and creative hands, Mr. Tu and his coworkers have produced many products with high economic value, favored by customers inside and outside the province. There are products worth from a few dozen to hundreds of millions of VND such as "Wood collapsed” from tree stumps, tables and chairs from tree stumps, Tam Da statue, Buddha Maitreya statue... A lot of items have been consumed in "fastidious" markets like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City ...

Mr. Tu says thanks to the support of the local government, Tu Tam Fine Art Furniture Cooperative has gradually stabilized and brought economic efficiency for the families, ensuring the lives of workers at the workshop up till now. It has also created the conditions for the in need of vocational training and vocational practicing in the locality, creating stable jobs for young people in Vinh Dong area and surrounding areas.

Mr. Tu also says "In addition to the initial success, we have also encountered many difficulties, especially in terms of capital, equipment, the lack of technology and the skilled workers have not really guaranteed. My biggest desire is to be supported with loans to expand the production, creating vocational training conditions as well as jobs for young people and attracting the knowledgeable manpower and skilled workers to work at the workshop”.


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