Craftsmen Have Yet to Benefit from SVLK

Kompas/Dahlia Irawati

Furniture craftsmen arrange their products at the Bukir furniture market in Pasuruan, East Java, two weeks ago. The furniture market offers items produced by the local cottage industry, which has experienced a slump as furniture exports stagnate.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Awareness among furniture craftsmen of the importance of securing timber legality assurance system (SVLK) certification varies from province to province.

In East Java, the provincial government actively helps facilitate the processing of SVLK documents for small and medium craft and furniture businesses. However, in Central Java, a dissemination promotion of the advantages of SVLK certification among small and medium furniture firms is minimal.