Laos: Government and handicraft stakeholders pledge to protect traditional designs of Laos

VIENTIANE, March 29: Representatives from the Lao government, Lao Handicrafts Association, and cultural heritage stakeholders met to discuss models for legal action in the protection of Laos’s traditional designs, reports The Laotian Times.

The meeting on “Protecting Cultural Intellectual Property Rights in Laos: A Way Forward” was organised by the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC) and the Lao Handicrafts Association, with support from VOICE. The event drew panellists and participants from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, as well as handicraft businesses, young designers, village artisans, embassies, and non-governmental organisations.