Local batik manufacturers are having a hard time trying to protect their original handcrafted designs from being copied and mass produced digitally in China.
They believe that the best way to ward off the competition is to allow civil servants to use long-sleeved batik shirts on any day, and not just on Thursday. Hafiz said with an industry worth more than tens of millions of ringgit, the government should support its growth and protect it from “dumping” because it had been proven that the batik industry supported the economy in terms of gross domestic product, as well as provided an income to those involved in the supporting industries.
But if unavoidable, Hafiz said, the government should introduce a policy that made it mandatory to establish a manufacturing facility to produce imitation batik made of polyester in the country rather than allowing them to be imported.
I love Kapten batik they are in sync wth current trend...
Allowing batik to be everyday office/formal attire is good. But people also need different grade of batik. Not eveybody can afford high end hand printed batik. Especially for everyday wear. If we don’t produce these low cost batiks, somebody else will
Dulu kerajaan protect Proton, endingnya lagi hancur Proton. If kerajaan protect batik....
latiff_69 please provide some protection
There's no imitation batik. The batik shirt that hot trending know was from indonesia. Q : why our batik manufacturer focus more into hi-end & luxury market then?