Unraveling Income Inequality: A Closer Look at Women and Young Workers
The involvement of women and young workers are limited due to skills mismatch, limited business capital, insufficient batik arts, and low potential earnings.
Gender Disparities: Capabilities Gap Between Women and Men in The Batik Industry
Studies show that only 25% of all batik production is carried out by a woman due to limited skill set, capabilities, and societal status as support worker.
Unveiling The Challenges: Batik Design Plagiarism and Imitation Products
The challenges of batik design plagiarism are common due to the inadequate registration of design copyrights including for Batik Pekalongan.
The Green Batik Standard
The adoption of eco-friendly practices in batik production, as exemplified by the green industry standard outlined in the Industry Minister of Industry Regulation No. 10 of 2023.
Celebration of Batik Day 2022 in Pekalongan
Batik Day, also known as “Hari Batik Nasional” in Indonesia, is celebrated on October 2nd each year. This day is dedicated to promoting and preserving Indonesia’s traditional art of batik, which is a method of decorating cloth using wax and dye. Batik is an integral part of Indonesian culture and is recognized as a UNESCO […]
Green Batik Forum
One of the matchmaking activities on the Pekalongan Batik Wastewater Project was the Green Batik Forum, which organised jointly by Bappeda Kota Pekalongan and The Water Agency on 14 November 2022 at Batik Museum in Kota Pekalongan. This Forum was set as a starting point to kick off green batik concept in Pekalongan. During this […]
Hidden Threads, Unseen Struggle
Known as the “Batik City” of Indonesia, Pekalongan has a rich cultural heritage deeply intertwined with the art of batik. Over the years, Batik has become a significant part of Pekalongan’s economy and culture, employing thousands of people across the city. However, beneath the beauty of this craft, Pekalongan has faced a Batik problem that […]
Batik: The Journey of Indonesian Culture and Heritage
Batik has been part of Indonesian pride and identity for a long time. Indonesian people place a lot of importance on batik, and many of them dress in it for formal and informal occasions. Indonesians frequently employ batik in a variety of rituals, ceremonies, traditions, festivities, and even day-to-day activities. Initially, batik making techniques only used written batik […]
Pekalongan Batik Wastewater Project: Road to Green Batik
Pekalongan is a small city on the north coast of Central Java, well-known for its famous batik textile industry in Indonesia. Most of the batik in Indonesia is crafted in Pekalongan by approximately 1,500 mostly small-scale, family-owned businesses. To some extent, batik industry in Pekalongan plays a part in significant overexploitation and pollution of water. […]
Learning Session I – Discussing Water Sources and Water Cycle Through an Interactive Method
After the program kick-off on the 12th of August, 2023, learning sessions and knowledge exchange activities marked the first agenda of Bali Raincraft. This initial stage comprises learning through Raincraft Modules (education modules in Minecraft), which match with expert workshops that complement the modules. From the three main water and climate issues uplifted to be […]