MSME Activist Risdiana Wiryatni: MSMEs Must Be Saved from the Onslaught of Imported Products
Picture : Risdiana Wiryatni, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSMEs] Activist. Jakarta ANN – The onslaught of imported products being sold very cheaply in market places and social commerce has the potential to make Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSMEs] go out of business or go bankrupt.
Several SME products affected by the invasion of imported products come from the convection sector. Because they are bombarded with very cheap, even unreasonable, prices, SMEs are unable to compete on the price of imported products.
“Illegal practices that have the potential to destroy SMEs must be stopped. “Stop selling imported products and monitor predatory pricing practices or illegal actions, with sellers deliberately setting selling prices much lower than market prices,” said Risdiana, in a statement in Jakarta, Thursday 21 September 2023.
“SMEs must be saved, they must be protected. “The government must be present in their midst,” She said.
Apart from that, said Risdiana, as an effort to support saving SME products from the onslaught of imported products, Risdiana asked the Government to intensify the National Movement Proudly Made in Indonesia (Gernas BBI) campaign.
According to Risdiana, this movement is expected to increase public awareness in choosing and shopping for products made by domestic entrepreneurs.
The hope is that this campaign will encourage an increase in demand for products made by domestic actors.
The owner of the Performance Group said. The existence of MSME actors has a strategic role in the national economy, including reducing poverty levels through opening up employment opportunities, increasing income distribution through new small business activities in various regions of Indonesia, and what is no less important is helping the government in increasing foreign exchange income for MSME actors. export-oriented.
“The presence of the digitalization era has also had a negative impact on MSMEs in Indonesia who face illegal cross-border practices that occur in Indonesia, one of which occurs through e-commerce platforms,” he said.
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Translated by: PO
