CITIES WHERE PEOPLE WEAVE CLOTHES FOR THE WORLD
Handloom is an age old technology which is still giving livelihood to millions of people around the world. It is the most environmentally friendly way of making textiles and does not consume any power except human efforts. Handloom textiles are energy efficient and do not release any ozone depleting gases.
There are many places and cities in India which are famous for their special handloom textiles. People who are working in this sector are not getting sufficient returns as other synthetic textiles are dominating the market. Further, most of the handloom units are in the villages and are family owned. They do not have sufficient management expertise to market their products. Hence, it is necessary to have a common platform to market their products so that these family firms and the workers can get a decent return.
The average monthly salary of the workers in this sector is less than 100 USD which is far too less for survival. This must be improved.
Also, the concept of Green Textiles is to be pushed among the present generation so that they will start wearing these clothes which will improve the market share of handloom textiles.
HandloomCity.com, a sustainable profit organization, aims to improve the benefits of the workers in this sector and to improve the profitability of small family owned and cooperative units.
Ultimately, our activities will help in achieving a sustainable earth which is our vision.
Our activities include:
- Provide information on handlooms and their specialities and to popularize handloom textiles among new generation.
- Act as a link between the customers and the handloom units for marketing the products.
- Provide advertisements of handloom units in the website in order to attract international customers.
- Various activities to support weavers and their families for improving their standard of living.