"Protection of handicrafts from the Central Valleys of Oaxaca"

 

According to Milenio, the Ministry of Economy of the Government of the State of Oaxaca issued a request for a declaration for the protection of the geographical indication of alebrijes, tonas, nahuales and wood carvings of the central valleys of the state in order to protect the creators of said crafts for that they do not lose the rights of their creations.

Places where it is necessary to reaffirm that they are the creators of these crafts, as well as give them importance and recognition of the entire process of creating these, from obtaining wood to uses in commerce.

Said document confirms that, for the sale of wood carvings or alebrijes from this region, they must be able to be distributed in stores, streets, carving towns, by catalog, on web pages and internationally.

He announced that they work in the same way with textiles, with handcrafted works of black and red clay so that they also get their registration of industrial protection before the IMPI.

I think that this new law is very beneficial for both Mexican culture and its economy, Mexico is one of the countries with the fewest patent registrations in the world and it seems unfair to me that countries like China plagiarize the identity of Oaxacan crafts, that steal the models to commercialize the pieces in series and resell them in the national market, but with poor quality or like foreigners who take the handicraft models and patent them in other parts of the world. With this new decree the identity and economy in Mexico is protected, in addition to making fair payment to Oaxacan artisans for their work.

- Post by Diana Gonzalez 

                       www.milenio.com (2020,November, 02). "Buscan proteger artesanías de los Valles de Oaxaca". Retrieved November 4^th, 2020. From https://www.milenio.com/estados/oaxaca-busca-proteger-artesanias-valles-centrales.