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At the beginning of 2012 the Indonesian government totally banned the export of raw and semi processed rattan materials with the intention of reviving their local furniture manufacturing industry. The embargo is in place primarily to encourage and increase production and consumption of Indonesian home produced rattan items. But as a result of the ban, specialist rattan cane restoration businesses all over the world have been affected. The price of rattan has rocketed and now, there is a distinct shortage of working materials with no prospect of this situation improving. The embargo was never intended to disrupt the work of restoration specialists, but this trade has become an unfortunate victim. The long term effects of the embargo will be felt by furniture restorers, the antiques trade, museums, galleries, the general public and will inevitably lead to job losses amongst the small but important group of highly capable craft specialists worldwide.
Our aim is to persuade Parliament to encourage the Indonesian government to consider issuing special licences to established companies currently importing rattan products for use solely within the restoration trade in order that we may continue our important heritage craft.
So please, lend us your support!
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Reached 250 supporters
September 20, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
September 9, 2012
September 7, 2012
We are creeping up on that first hundred mark and honestly if we hit it now then maybe the people upstairs will finally look at these signatures instead of ignoring my emails. I keep thinking about all those chairs sitting in workshops waiting for repair because there is just no cane left to finish the job and it is so frustrating.
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Just bought some material made in China for Nantucket Baskets. It is of very poor quality. Need to back to Indonesia products.
AS a chairseater and member of the Basketmakers Association I totally support this petition.
Now increasingly difficult to find quality cane, as the prices are hiked, as expected.
I can't understand how there are only 344 signatures to this petition! (Admittedly, I have only just found it, but there are lots of us sole traders out there struggling with this terrible cane. Perhaps between us we can rank up this petition.....?
As a caning "professional" for 38 years, my customers and I are greatly affected by this ban.
I can't understand how there are only 344 signatures to this petition! (Admittedly, I have only just found it, but there are lots of us sole traders out there struggling with this terrible cane. Perhaps between us we can rank up this petition.....?
The cain we are getting from other countries is junk
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
At the beginning of 2012 the Indonesian government totally banned the export of raw and semi processed rattan materials with the intention of reviving their local furniture manufacturing industry. The embargo is in place primarily to encourage and increase production and consumption of Indonesian home produced rattan items. But as a result of the ban, specialist rattan cane restoration businesses all over the world have been affected. The price of rattan has rocketed and now, there is a distinct shortage of working materials with no prospect of this situation improving. The embargo was never intended to disrupt the work of restoration specialists, but this trade has become an unfortunate victim. The long term effects of the embargo will be felt by furniture restorers, the antiques trade, museums, galleries, the general public and will inevitably lead to job losses amongst the small but important group of highly capable craft specialists worldwide.
Our aim is to persuade Parliament to encourage the Indonesian government to consider issuing special licences to established companies currently importing rattan products for use solely within the restoration trade in order that we may continue our important heritage craft.
So please, lend us your support!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 20, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
September 9, 2012
September 7, 2012
We are creeping up on that first hundred mark and honestly if we hit it now then maybe the people upstairs will finally look at these signatures instead of ignoring my emails. I keep thinking about all those chairs sitting in workshops waiting for repair because there is just no cane left to finish the job and it is so frustrating.
10 Comments
Apart from effects on western production etc. especially Indonesien economy is effected, since the ban did not (the intention of the government " was to reduce competition so that domestic furniture producers would fare better in export markets". Which did not completely succeed -see publication by Myers, R. "Forest Policy and Economics - What the Indonesian rattan export ban means for domestic and international markets, forests, and the livelihoods of rattan collectors"
Just bought some material made in China for Nantucket Baskets. It is of very poor quality. Need to back to Indonesia products.
AS a chairseater and member of the Basketmakers Association I totally support this petition.
Now increasingly difficult to find quality cane, as the prices are hiked, as expected.
I can't understand how there are only 344 signatures to this petition! (Admittedly, I have only just found it, but there are lots of us sole traders out there struggling with this terrible cane. Perhaps between us we can rank up this petition.....?
As a caning "professional" for 38 years, my customers and I are greatly affected by this ban.
I can't understand how there are only 344 signatures to this petition! (Admittedly, I have only just found it, but there are lots of us sole traders out there struggling with this terrible cane. Perhaps between us we can rank up this petition.....?
The cain we are getting from other countries is junk
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Apart from effects on western production etc. especially Indonesien economy is effected, since the ban did not (the intention of the government " was to reduce competition so that domestic furniture producers would fare better in export markets". Which did not completely succeed -see publication by Myers, R. "Forest Policy and Economics - What the Indonesian rattan export ban means for domestic and international markets, forests, and the livelihoods of rattan collectors"