20 April was declared National Consumer Days

National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) will be launched on 20 April as National Consumer Day (HKN). With the HKN, is expected to be a milestone in which consumers move together.

"We have set 20 April as a day of national consumer," said Chairman of the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN), Tini Hadad, in a media gathering in Jakarta, Thursday (04/19/2012).

Tini saw HKN is required even if the consumer protection law has been around since 1999. This is to increase protection for consumers. "Although the existing consumer protection laws is still weak," he added.

BPKN view to consumer protection is still not up to date. For example, he explained, there is still a product whose quality is below standards set by the Government of Indonesia National Standard.

In addition, there is the discovery of the use of supplemental materials that are not allowed in a product. "We own BPKN see though the Act has been pretty much and pretty, but we see the control of the government is still lacking or still needs to be improved," said Tini.

HKN therefore needed a momentum that consumers can move in together and be more aware of their rights.

Consumers can do a boycott of manufacturers who have created products that harm consumers. "In our (boycott) has not occurred. With consumer awareness does not yet exist," he continued.

So, he hoped the introduction of HKN so consumers can more intelligently and to be critical. "Whereas the 20th of April consumer awareness of their rights or their intelligence will grow by being more critical," said Tini.