Carpenters attending a workshop on capacity building, have called on the Forestry Commission (FC) to enforce the law that compel saw millers to sell 20 percent of lumber produced locally.
They said the non-compliance of the law by saw millers was gradually kicking most woodworkers, especially carpenters out of business and called on the FC to help address the situation.
According to them, quality lumber was their basic raw material hence any action that hindered the regular supply could be detrimental to the sustenance of their businesses.
The carpenters, therefore, appealed to all stakeholders in the timber industry to address the problem to complement government's efforts at reducing poverty.
The workshop, which was organised for members of the Juaso Carpenters Association, was sponsored by the Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund.
It was to enhance the institutional competence of the Association as well as build its capacity in playing advocacy roles in the interest of its members.
Mr Abdul Karim Boakye-Yiadom, District Chief Executive who performed the official opening of the workshop said the role of the private sector was indispensable in the nation's quest to achieve a vibrant economy.
He noted that government was committed to the promotion of private sector development, indicating that the assembly in collaboration with the BUSAC had trained most of the youth in the district in various income generating activities.
The DCE challenged the participants to take advantage of the workshop to upgrade themselves to improve on the quality of the products to meet the demand of their customers.
GNA