BIBLIOGRAPHY PATING, ARLENE LUZ S....
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PATING, ARLENE LUZ S. OCTOBER.2012. Production and Marketing Practices
of Handicrafts Producers in Benguet- Provincial Jail, Benguet State University, La
Trinidad, Benguet.
Adviser: Leopoldo N. Tagarino, MRSM (Agribusiness)
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted from February 2012 to May 2012 at Benguet- Provincial
Jail. To know what are the products produced by inmates of the Jail, to identify the buyers
of the products, to know the payment and information flow and identify the problems
encountered by the inmates or producers in production and marketing. A total of 50
respondents were interviewed and it composed of two groups; the producers (inmates) and
the buyers (visitors, wholesaler and missionary).
The study revealed that most of the producers are engaged in making the handicrafts
products for one to four years. The sourced of their raw materials used in making the
products are usually they are buying at the store of the Provincial Jail. The products usually
made by the inmates are family frame, piggy bank, lampshade, wall clock and
single/individual frame which is usually made by bamboo and tiger grass. The reasons in
making the products are to have income for personal necessity, past time (“pampalipas
oras”) and it is required by the jail management.
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The producers/ inmates applying some method of selling, pricing strategy like
producers dictate, based on production cost and buyers dictate but most of the producers
preferred based on production cost in pricing their products. The method of payment
preferred by the inmates is in cash and only few of them allow credit.
The inmates/ producers encountered some problems during the production such as
seasonality of raw materials; equipment is not available, lack of training and capital. They
have problems also in terms of marketing like; lack of market outlet, poor packaging
materials, price fluctuation, and lack of government support.
The buyers have reason in buying the different products made by the inmates/
producers. Most of them are buying for decoration or for their personal use, for gift and
some are for business purposes. Most of them are buying once a month or every other
month and few of them are buying every visit. Buyers are not doing some value added
activities to the products they bought but some are doing it by re-varnish the products.
There are some places where the buyers brought the handicrafts they bought. Some of them
brought it to Mountain Province, Tagalog Region, Benguet, Baguio and Ilocano Region.
Frequency and percentage were used in the study.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Demographic Profile of the Respondents
Table 3 presents the demographic profile of the producer group of respondents. The
respondents were grouped based on their function. The production group involved the
detainees or producers. They were characterized based on their age, gender, marital status,
ethnic affiliation, and educational attainment.
Age. Most of the respondents have an age ranging 20-40 (77%), and some of them were in
the age ranging 41 and above (23%). The result implies that most of the respondents
involved in the making handicrafts products were middle aged individuals.
Gender and marital status. As to gender, all of the producers are male.
In terms of marital status, most of the respondents were single (57%), followed by
married (30%) and 14% of them were either separated or widowed. The findings therefore
implied that regardless of marital status, engaging in handicraft making could be a source
of livelihood.
Ethnic affiliation. The Table 3 shows the ethnic affiliation of the respondents, wherein 40%
of the producers are Kankana-ey, followed by a number of Ilocano (37%), and least of
them are either Ibaloi or Tagalog.
Educational background. Most of the respondents have attended or finished high school
followed by elementary, and then college. Some have taken up vocational courses. This
shows that all of them attained formal education.
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Table 3. Demographic profile of respondents
PRODUCERS
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Gender
Male
30
100
TOTAL
30
100
Age
20-30
15
50
31-40
8
27
41-50
4
13
51 and above
3
10
TOTAL
30
100
Marital Status
Single
17
57
Married
9
30
Separated
2
7
Widowed
2
7
TOTAL
30
100
Ethnic Affiliation
Kankana-ey
12
40
Ilocano
11
37
Ibaloi
5
17
Tagalog
2
7
TOTAL
30
100
Educational
Attainment
Elementary
12
40
High school
10
33
College
4
13
Vocational
4
13
TOTAL
30
100
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Number of Years Engaged in Making Handicrafts
Table 4 indicates the number of years the producers were engaged in making
handicrafts.
Among the producer respondents, most of them (86%) were engaged in making handicrafts
for a period ranging from 0-4 years, and few (14%) were engaged in the business for 5
years and over.
Source of Raw Materials
Table 5 shows the source of raw materials used by inmates/detainees in making handicrafts
products. Most of the producers/detainees acquired the materials from the Benguet-
Provincial Jail mini-store (50%), public market (37%), and few were ordered from the
employees of Benguet- Provincial Jail (13%). Sometimes, some trustees (inmates with
good behavior and serving long years of jail sentence) are in charge and responsible in
buying the materials, others source their materials with the help of the relatives and family
members of inmates.
Table 4. Number of years engaged in making handicraft
YEARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
0 to 2
16
53
3 to 4
10
33
5 to 6
2
7
7 and above
2
7
TOTAL
30
100
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Table 5. Source of raw materials
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Public market
11
37
From the government
4
13
Store of Provincial Jail-Benguet
15
50
TOTAL
30
100
Raw Materials Bought and Reasons in Selecting
Raw Material Supplier
Table 6 shows the raw material bought by inmates/detainees and the reasons in selecting
their raw material supplier.
The tiger grass/tambo (83%) comprised the major materials used, followed by plywood
(77%) and bamboo (40%).
Several reasons in the selection of raw material suppliers were also identified, Majority of
the respondents (70%) preferred their regular suppliers, followed by the low cost of raw
materials (23%), and only few of them preferred to choose suppliers that allow credit
(20%).
Handicraft Product and Reason in Making the Product
Table 7 shows the handicraft products and the reason of inmates /detainees in making them.
Bamboo crafts are the handicrafts made from bamboo while tambo (tiger grass) crafts are
made from tiger grass. Most of the producers (detainees) produced bamboo crafts (60 %)
and some (50%) produced tiger grass (tambo) crafts.
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Among the producers, the major reasons for engaging/making in handicrafts
activity were: to have income for their personal necessity (77%), followed by past time
(“pampalipas oras”) with 33%, and it is required by the jail management (13%).
Table 6. Raw materials bought and reason in selecting raw material supplier
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Woods
23
77
Bamboo
12
40
Tambo (tiger grass)
25
83
Reasons in selecting raw material supplier
Low cost of raw materials
7
23
Allows credit
6
20
Regular supplier
21
70
*multiple response
Table 7. Handicraft product and reason in making the product
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Bamboo crafts
18
60
Tambo Crafts
15
50
Reasons in making the product
Required by the jail management
4
13
Past time (“pampalipas oras”)
10
33
To have income for personal necessity
23
77
*multiple response
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Storage Area of Finish Product
Table 8 shows the storage area of the finish handicrafts products before they sell to
buyers.
The data shows that majority of the respondents place their finished products in a cell
corner (73%) and few of them letting the trustees to put their finish products in a vacant
room (27%) inside the Benguet- Provincial Jail. This means that the storage space for the
finished products was understandably limited within the premises of the Provincial Jail.
Packaging Materials
Table 9 presents the packaging materials used by the detainees for their products.
Packaging can attract buyers and to protect the product. The result shows that many of the
producers package the product with the use boxes (43%). However, they also use
cellophanes (43%), and newspapers (20%) to cover or protect the products.
Reasons not to Package Handicrafts Products
Table 10 shows the different reasons of producers/inmates not to package their
handicrafts products.
The data shows that producers who are not packaging their products had several reasons
like not being required by the buyers, added cost, time, and effort. The result indicates that
producers were not fully aware of the potential effects for not packaging the products to
some buyers.
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Table 8. Storage area of finish product
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Vacant room
8
27
Corner of the cell
22
73
TOTAL
30
100
Table 9. Packaging materials
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Boxes
13
43
Cellophane
13
43
Others
6
20
*multiple response
Table 10. Reasons not to package handicrafts products
REASON NOT TO PACKAGE
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Added cost
1
3
Not required by buyers
5
17
Added time and effort
1
3
Marketing Practices
Buyers of the product. Table 11 shows the group of buyers of handicraft products produced
by the inmates in Benguet- Provincial Jail. Majority of the customers/buyers are the visitors
(90%) and some are either wholesalers or missionaries (23%). The results could mean some
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economic and social contribution to the inmates to earn income while serving the jail
sentence.
Methods of selling. Table 11 shows the methods of selling done by inmates. The data shows
that most of the buyers of handicrafts products just pick-up the products (93%), and 20%
were delivered to the buyers by trustees of the Benguet- Provincial Jail.
Product pricing strategy. Pricing strategy is important, in order for the producers to come
up with a reasonable and fair price for the products. The data shows that most of producers
price their product based from the production cost (63%), followed by producers dictate
(47%) and few were dictated by the buyers (20%).
The result means that the producers need to use better pricing strategy that could
make continued patronage of buyers and to help them develop more market outlets for the
products outside the jail.
Methods of Sale. Most of the producers prefer to sell the products on cash basis from buyers
(93%) and only few allow credit term (20%).
The result could mean that producers want the cash basis to assure them cash income so
that they could use the money to buy raw materials and something to spend for their needs.
However, there are some respondents that sell on credit term just to dispose their products.
Could have buyers will pay the right amount of products they get from the inmates of
Benguet- Provincial Jail.
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Table 11. Marketing Practices
BUYERS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Visitors
27
90
Wholesalers
1
3
Others
6
20
Method of selling
Delivered
6
20
Pick-Up
28
93
Pricing Strategy
Producers dictate
14
47
Based on production cost
19
63
Buyers dictate
6
20
Method of Sale
Cash
28
93
Credit terms
6
20
*multiple response
Products Made and the Selling Prices
Table 12 shows the different products made by the detainees and its corresponding prices
per unit.
Table 12 shows the pricing of the products produced by the detainees which range from
500 to over 1, 600 pesos. Majority of the respondents selling family frames and wall clock
sold at a price ranging from 1100 to 1500 pesos while for the lamp shades, majority sell at
1,600 and higher and the piggy bank had lower prices.
The result implied that difference in prices depend on the sizes of the products.
Hence, the inmates should consider the products size to be produced.
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Table 12. Products made and the selling prices
PRODUCTS & PRICES (PESO /UNIT)
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Family frame
500-1000
3
10
1100-1500
16
53
1600 and above
7
23
Wall clock
500-1000
6
20
1100-1500
14
47
1600 and above
7
23
Lampshade
500-1000
2
7
1100-1500
3
10
1600 and above
25
50
Piggy bank
500-1000
20
67
1100-1500
9
30
1600 and above
1
3
Single/ individual frame
100-300
16
53
400 and above
5
17
Problems Encountered in
Production and Marketing
Table 13 indicates the different problems encountered by producers in production
and marketing. In production, most of the problems encountered were unavailability of
equipments (43%), followed by the seasonality of the raw materials (37%), some of them
lacks training (30%) and few of them encountered financial problem/capital (20%). In
marketing, majority of the problems encountered were the lack of market outlet (63%),
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followed by poor packaging (23%), lack of government support (23%) , and few of them
encountered price fluctuation (17%).
The result mean that the producers constraints to improve production and the
quality of products. For the technology intervention, agencies or organization should take
into consideration further training to improve their skills. Moreover, the agencies and
other organizations supporting this group of people should include assistance to develop
the market outlets of the produced in order to motivate them to continue with this endeavor.
Table 13. Problems encountered in production and marketing
PARTICULARS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Production
Lack of training
9
30
Equipment not available
13
43
Seasonality of raw materials
11
37
Others (capital)
6
20
Marketing
Lack of market outlet
19
63
Price fluctuation
5
17
Poor packaging material
7
23
Lack of government support
7
23
*multiple responses
Different Buyers
Table 14 shows the different group of buyers, buying the handicrafts products made by the
inmates of Benguet- Provincial Jail.
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The result shows that majority of the buyers of the handicrafts products produced by the
inmates of Benguet- Provincial Jail are visitors (family/relatives of the inmates), followed
by missionaries who are conducting bible study inside the jail and wholesaler.
Buyers Profile
Table 15 shows the profile of different buyers. They were characterized based on their age,
gender, marital status, ethnic affiliation, and educational attainment.
Age. Most of the buyers have an age of ranging 20 to 30, followed by age ranging 31 to 40
and few of them were in the age ranging 41 and above. The result shows that the different
buyers of handicrafts products are middle aged individuals.
Gender and marital status. As to gender, majority of the buyers are females and only few
of them are male.
In terms of marital status most of the buyers of handicrafts products are married and some
of them are single.
Ethnic affiliation. Table 15 shows the different ethnic affiliation of the different group of
buyers. The result indicates that most of the buyers are Kankana-ey, Ilocano, and some are
Ibaloi and Tagalog.
Educational attainment. Table 16 shows the educational attainment/ background of the
different groups of buyers. Most of them have attended/finished high school, followed by
college and elementary. Some also have taken vocational courses. The result implies that
all of them attained formal education.
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Table 14. The different buyer
TYPE OF BUYERS
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
Visitors
15
75
Wholesalers
1
5
Missionary
4
20
TOTAL
20
100
Table 15.Buyers’ profile
VISITORS
MISSIONARY
WHOLE-SALER
PARTICULARS
F
%
F
%
F
%
Gender
Male
5
33
2
50
-
-
Female
10
67
2
50
1
100
TOTAL
15
100
4
100
1
100
Age
20-30
5
33
4
100
-
-
31-40
6
40
-
-
1
100
41-50
2
13
-
-
-
-
51 and above
2
13
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
15
100
4
100
1
100
Marital Status
Single
6
40
1
25
-
-
Married
9
60
3
75
1
100
TOTAL
15
100
4
100
1
100
Ethnic Affiliation
Kankana-ey
6
40
2
50
-
-
Ilocano
4
27
2
50
-
-
Ibaloi
2
13
-
-
1
100
Tagalog
3
20
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
15
100
4
100
1
100
Educational Attainment
Elementary
3
20
-
-
-
-
High school
6
40
-
-
1
100
College
2
13
4
100
-
-
Vocational
4
27
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
15
100
4
100
1
100
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Products and Number of Unit the Buyers Bought
Table 16 shows the products and quantity the buyers bought from the inmates/ producers.
The data shows that most of the buyer group bought family frame ranges 1 to 5 units, few
buy six units and above. In wall clock product, most of buyers purchase 1 to 5 units. The
buyers bought lampshade from 1 to 5 units and some bought more than five units. Most of
the buyers bought piggy bank from 1 to 5 units and some of them are buying more than
five units. Majority of the buyers buy single frame from 1 to 5 units and some of them also
were buying six and above units of handicrafts products.
On the average most of the buyers were buying a handicrafts products from 1 to 5
units only.
Places Where the Buyers Brought the Products
Table 17 shows where did the different buyers bring the handicrafts products they
bought from the inmates of Benguet- Provincial Jail.
The result shows that most of the buyers bring the handicrafts products they bought in
Mountain Province, followed by Baguio, then Tagalog region and some are bringing it to
Ilocano region and Benguet. This implies that buyers are bringing the different handicrafts
products they bought at their own hometown and other places.
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Table 16. Products and number of unit the buyers bought
PRODUCTS
WHOLESALERS
VISITORS
MISSIONARIES
AND UNIT
F
%
F
%
F
%
Family frame
1-5
-
-
9
60
4
100
6-10
1
100
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
1
100
9
60
4
100
Single / individual frame
1-5
-
-
9
60
2
50
11-15
1
100
-
-
-
TOTAL
1
100
9
60
2
50
Wall clock
1-5
1
100
8
53
1
25
TOTAL
1
100
8
53
1
25
Lampshade
1-5
1
100
5
33
2
50
TOTAL
1
100
5
33
2
50
Piggy bank
1-5
-
-
9
60
1
25
6-10
1
100
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
1
100
9
60
1
25
Table 17. Places where the buyers brought the products
PLACE WHERE BUYERS
WHOLESALER
VISITORS
MISSIONARY
BROUGHTTHE PRODUCTS
F
%
F
%
F
%
Mountain Province
-
-
5
33
1
25
Benguet
-
-
3
20
-
-
Baguio
1
100
3
20
-
-
Tagalog region
-
-
2
13
2
50
Ilocano region
-
-
2
13
1
25
TOTAL
1
100
15
100
4
100
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Number of Times the Buyers are Buying Handicrafts Products
The Table 18 shows how many times the buyers are buying handicrafts products
produced by the detainees.
The results shows that most of the buyers are buying handicrafts products once a month,
followed by every other month, some buyers are buying every time they visit at the
Provincial Jail and some are buying two to four times a month.
Flow of Handicraft from Producers to Buyers
Figure 1 shows the flow of handicrafts products from the producers/ inmates to the
different buyers. From the production group (inmates/detainees) who are making the
products, the products they made was sold to the different group of buyers like wholesaler,
visitors and missionaries.
The different buyers have reasons in buying the products made by the inmates, like they
are buying for personal use or decorations in their own houses or boarding houses, it served
as gift to others, and some are buying for business purposes. From the direct buyers,
handicrafts products were sold to other buyers, like relatives/family of the direct buyers,
co-workers and others.
Table 18. Number of times the buyers are buying handicrafts products
WHOLESALER VISITORS MISSIONARY
FREQUENCY OF BUYING
F
%
F
%
F
%
Every visit
-
-
2
13
1
25
Once a month
-
-
7
47
1
25
2-4 times a month
-
-
2
13
-
-
Every other month
1
100
4
27
2
50
TOTAL
1
100
15
100
4
100
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PRODUCERS
(DETAINEES/INMATES)
BUYERS
VISITORS
MISSIONARY
WHOLESALER
- For personal use /decoration -for personal use /decoration -business purpose
- Business purpose -gift
- Gift
Local
Tourist and
Relative
Friends/
Others
co-
Relative
workers
Friends/ co-
missionary
Figure 1. Flow of handicraft from producers to buyers
Value Added Activities done by the Buyers
Table 19 shows member of respondents involved in value added activities to the
handicrafts products bought from the inmates/ detainees.
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Most of the buyers (86%) are not applying some value added activities to the handicrafts
products bought from the detainees. However, some of the buyers (15%) are doing some
value added activities to the products like varnishing the handicrafts products.
Reason in Buying the Product
Table 20 shows the reason of the different buyers in buying the different handicrafts
products.
The data shows that buyers of the handicrafts products have different reason in buying the
product. Most of the buyers are buying the products for their personal use or decoration in
their own houses or boarding houses, it is also served as a gift or token to someone and few
of them were buying the product for business purposes. Many are making handicrafts
products this days and some of the buyers are buying the products of inmates/detainees in
Benguet-Provincial Jail not only to have or gain an income but as well as they want to
promote the handicrafts products made in the provincial jail.
Table 19. Value added activities done by the buyers
IS THERE VALUE ADDED ACTIVITIES
FREQUENCY
PERCENTAGE
DONE BY THE BUYERS
Yes, there is
3
15
None
17
85
TOTAL
20
100
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Table 20. Reasons in buying the product
WHOLESALER
VISITORS
MISSIONARIES
REASONS
F
%
F
%
F
%
For decoration
-
-
13
62
3
50
For gift
-
-
5
24
3
50
For business purposes
1
100
3
14
-
-
*multiple responses
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SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
The study aimed to know the different handicraft produced by the inmates/ detainees of
Benguet- Provincial Jail and the consumers or the buyers. Also the products, payments,
information flow in the production and marketing practices of the handicrafts producer and
to know what are the problems encountered in production and marketing. The study was
conducted from February to May 2012 in Benguet- Provincial Jail. A total of 50 were taken
as respondents of the study. A survey questionnaire was used by the researcher in the in
the study and personal interview to the respondents.
Most of the respondents have an age ranging 20-40 years. There were more males than
females and majority of the respondents are single. In ethnic affiliation of the respondents,
Kankana-ey and Ilocano comprised the largest number. Most of the respondents have
attended or finished high school followed by elementary then college and some have taken
vocational courses.
The number of years showed that the producers were engaged in making handicrafts for a
number of 0-4 years. The detainees sold their products to the visitors going at the Provincial
Jail, to missionaries and wholesalers. The producers have different reasons in making the
product and most of them are to have income for personal necessity. Some of them use
packaging materials like cellophane and boxes but usually they are not packaging their
product because it is not required by the buyers.
The buyers of the handicrafts products just pick–up the product they bought and few were
delivered by the trustees of the jail. Majority of the producers prices their product based on
production cost and almost all of them preferred cash than allowing credit. The producers
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made different handicrafts products and each product has a corresponding prices. Like
business producers have encountered different problems in production and marketing.
Most of their problems in marketing were lack/availability of equipment and in marketing
also the lack of market outlet.
Conclusions
Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions are drawn:
1. The different handicrafts products made are the following; family frame, lampshade,
piggy bank, wall clock, and single/individual frame. The detainees have reasons in making
these different products, to have income for personal necessity; it is a must for them, and
past time (‘pampalipas oras’). Packaging materials like cellophane and boxes was used by
the detainees and they have also reasons not to package, mostly, it is not required by the
buyers. They are also using different pricing strategy like buyers dictate, based on
production cost, and producers dictate but the result shows that most of producer’s
preferred pricing strategy based on production cost. Almost all of the producers preferred
to accept cash than credit terms because of some reasons;
2. The results indicated that most buyers of the handicrafts products made by the detainees
at the Benguet- Provincial Jail are the visitors coming from different places of Cordillera;
and,
3. There are different problems encountered by the producers in production and in
marketing. Results shows this different problems in production; equipments not available,
seasonality of raw materials, lack of training and others lack of money to buy some of the
materials needed. In marketing problems identified are; lack of market outlet, poor
packaging, price fluctuation, and lack of government support.
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Recommendations
The study has the following recommendations:
1. The government should support the producers/detainees of Benguet-
Provincial Jail. They can help them to look for buyers/marketers for the products
during trade fair and good market outlets;
2. Management of the Provincial Jail should enhance the skills of detainees/
inmates to improve the quality of products;
3. Providing some of the materials needed and additional capital to increase
the quality and volume of production;
4. Government should conduct workshop/seminars for detainees on how to
improve the quality of products; and,
5. Management should encourage all the detainees to participate in making the
handicrafts products.
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