Half of the carpet weavers are not active
Recognizing the decline in Iranian carpet exports, the head of the National Carpet Center of Iran pointed to the holding of an international carpet exhibition and expressed hope that the $ 600 million export goal would be achieved by the end of this year.
Faisal Mardasi, who spoke at a press conference about carpet weavers ‘insurance, continued: According to statistics, 220,000 people have been covered by carpet weavers’ insurance so far, and this year’s plan envisages insuring another 200,000 people, and by the end of the fifth plan, its scope will be limited We will expand so that there is no carpet weaver who can not use the insurance benefits of carpet weavers.
He continued: We have a potential of two million carpet weavers, and statistics and estimates show that one million and even fewer are active.
Mardasi continued: Carpet weavers’ insurance is such that 20% is paid by the government, 7% by carpet weavers and 3% by the managers of the complexes.