ROOFTILE – Home industry (home industry) in the hamlet of Cangaan, Wetan Tile Village, Tile District, This has been in production since 1997. Early establishment, This songkok making business only employs four employees.
However, At the moment, This songkok haji business is already able to employ 65 local people. Chinese home industry production manager Cangaan, Agus Musofi , 45, say, his party only produces white caps. In a day, they can produce 800 seeds.
The songkok he produces consists of two types. Namely a mica-based skullcap, and a plastic skullcap. For the general market, his party prepared two types of caps made of mica and plastic with the names Adawam and Said Ali. Temporary, for orders that have been contracted to be named Ad-Dzikro and Al-Mukarom.
In one week, they are able to sell 6000 songkok for the Banyuwangi region and outside the region. “Just look at the contract and market needs, explained Agus. For materials for the production of songkok, Agus admitted that it was not too difficult.
That's because the owner of the home industry Ali Gufron , 42, has collaborated with one of the fabric shops in the Genteng District. Meanwhile, for the manufacturing process using sewing machines and washing machines. Only, in the refining process, his party still uses traditional strika of the past with charcoal as fuel.
This is what makes this songkok famous," he said proudly, while adding, retail price in the local market, one cup is valued at Rp. 12 thousand. Interesting, the workers in this home industry come from unemployed youths and street children who really want to work. "Reasonable, in an average day they can finish 50 jackfruit seeds,he concluded. (radar)
