Home industries going global<\/p>\n
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Several expatriates seriously observe the jewelry in one of
\nstands in a one-day bazaar for Christmas season organized by the
\nAustralian-New Zealand Association (ANZA) on Tuesday at JW
\nMarriott, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Around 175 Indonesian home industries exhibited their
\nproducts, ranging from cakes and breads to shoes, clothes and
\nhandicrafts.<\/p>\n
Andrea Cush of ANZA estimated that around 500 expatriates and
\nforeign housewives living in Jakarta swarmed in the bazaar until
\nafternoon.<\/p>\n
\"Visitors come here to buy a whole range of Christmas gifts,
\nIndonesian handicrafts and lots of different things. We help also
\nseveral foundation to be able to sell their products to wider
\nmarket,\" Cush told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Most of vendors are small-scale traditional handicraft makers
\nthat come from several areas in Central and West Java.<\/p>\n
Damanhuri, a gemstone maker from Sukabumi, West Java,
\nexpressed his relief as he could sell 50 products until nearly
\nthe closing of the bazaar.<\/p>\n
As an expatriate was approaching his lot and looked very
\ninterested in one of his products, Damanhuri was quick to take
\ninitiative to explain to the lady, although in a broken English,
\nall about his products.<\/p>\n
Only in several seconds a hand-made gemstone chess changed
\nhands for Rp 175,000 (US$19.4).<\/p>\n
\"I brought all of my merchandises straight from Sukabumi.
\nAlthough we have to pay Rp 300,000 for the spot in the bazaar,
\nthe profit can compensate it,\" he told the Post.<\/p>\n
He added that his main objective was to promote his
\nmerchandises through several regular expatriate bazaar in Jakarta
\nheld by embassies, international schools and other expat
\ncommunities while hoping that through the expatriates he can
\nreach out into Australian, European, the U.S markets.<\/p>",
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