The number of skilled labors has been steadily declining. This is due to the sustainability issues that come with this practice, not being able to obtain wax, and dyes from their own countries.
The batik industry has faced many challenges in the modern and ever-changing landscape. There are many raw materials that are used in the creation of batik; however, a majority of these materials have to be imported from other countries, the only things that can be regionally sourced are beeswax and dammar (Shaharuddin et al, 2021).
An issue also comes from the depreciation of local currency and the fluctuations of the market process of raw materials affects the sustainability of batik due to being unable to control the price of their products.
The printing of batik has also caused a decrease in demand for local batik. This may also cause confusion as to which batik is printed and which is the traditionally produced batik.
The batik industry has faced many challenges in the modern and ever-changing landscape. There are many raw materials that are used in the creation of batik; however, a majority of these materials have to be imported from other countries, the only things that can be regionally sourced are beeswax and dammar (Shaharuddin et al, 2021).
An issue also comes from the depreciation of local currency and the fluctuations of the market process of raw materials affects the sustainability of batik due to being unable to control the price of their products.
The printing of batik has also caused a decrease in demand for local batik. This may also cause confusion as to which batik is printed and which is the traditionally produced batik.