Traditional batik workers

Batik workers can be divided into two categories, the traditional batik worker and factory batik worker. 

In order to study the risk of the development of occupational skin disease among the batik manufacturing workers and make the comparison with textile workers, we have performed two studies in different areas in Java. Soebono and co-workers performed the study of traditional batik workers in Yogyakarta, Central Java [7], while the study on textile factory workers was done in Tangerang, West Java, by Soebaryo. These works are parts of the program for... 

Fig. 6. Skin diseases profile of traditional batik workers...

Occupational Skin Disease Among Traditional Batik Workers... 

The relationship between age and working duration with the occurrence of occupational skin disease is presented in Table 2. Occupational skin disease was found more frequently in older workers (P < 0.05). Age could be a risk factor for occurrence of occupational skin disease in traditional batik workers. Analysis of some risk factors for the occurrence of occupational skin disease pointed out the role of age... 

Fig. 7. Occupational dermatoses of traditional batik workers Fig. 8. Contact dermatitis (nail discoloration)...

Atopy, whether occurring on its own among the traditional batik workers or in his/her family members as a risk factor in relation to occupational skin disease has not been confirmed - maybe because of the few samples used. There has been a perception that atopic individuals should not develop allergic contact dermatitis as frequently as normal individuals [14], whereas... 

Table 2. Relationship of age and duration of work to the occurrence of occupational skin disease in traditional batik workers at three villages surrounding Yogyakarta (Indonesia) in 1995...

Comparison of Traditional Batik Workers and Factory Batik Workers Concerning the Type of Occupational Skin Diseases... 

Soebono [7], from his survey done in three villages located in surrounding Yogyakarta (middle Java), recorded ten of the most frequent skin diseases among 175 traditional handmade batik workers, as shown in Fig. 6. 

The traditional batik process is comprised of four steps and usually workers perform more than one step when preparing the batik. Mostly, workers do the first and the second steps in their own homes, thus being able to choose the most convenient time (Fig- 9)-... 

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