The Orsha Factory of Artistic Crafts is being transferred to the flax mill
The main issue during the President's visit was the future of the factory. The Head of State was informed about Belvest's proposal to purchase the enterprise for the subsequent organization of footwear production on its premises.
However, the President decided to transfer the factory to the Orsha Linen Mill by August of this year.
RUE "Orsha Art Crafts Factory" was established in 1935. The main task of the enterprise is the revival, preservation, and further development of folk art crafts as part of the national culture, meeting the population's needs for products of traditional crafts and trades, souvenirs, and high-quality consumer goods. The factory produces items of folk crafts and trades. The range also includes various garments (men's and women's clothing, suits), table and bed linen sets, rushnyks, and pennants.
There are plans to organize footwear production at the factory. This issue was recently discussed at the level of the Head of State. Alexander Lukashenko pointed out that the main thing in this matter is to preserve the current specialization of the factory, and only then to think about additional production.
"When we created Belkhudpromysly at the time, the main goal was to save the craftswomen, who are becoming fewer and fewer. We cannot lose traditional production at this factory," the President emphasized.
The President paid special attention to preserving the factory's workforce, which includes many seamstresses. Such specialists are in high demand in the Belarusian labor market. Moreover, the factory workers have skills in working with linen fabrics. "We are doing a terrible job with linen. We make excellent fabrics despite all their shortcomings, and these fabrics are no longer available in the world. It is a difficult, labor-intensive production," said the Belarusian leader. "We make good fabrics. And, by the way, we know how to sew products from these fabrics. But not enough. We need to work more aggressively. And the pandemic – no pain, no gain – it will help you, people will buy if we ramp up."