Abstract:
Batik by the world community recognized as one of the graphic art that are owned and developed
into a hallmark of the Indonesian nation. In Riau, also known repertoire of batik. The results of
the batik craft called Riau. Riau using local batik motif, of course, this development makes batik
repertoire of increasingly diverse country. However, beginning January 1,2010 Indonesia had to
open the domestic market widely to the ASEAN countries and China.
This study aims to: 1. To generate and preserve batik and songket weaving Riau Malay cultural
heritage. 2. To provide recommendations on how it should be given legal protection to the
existence manjaga Weaving Malay songket and batik in Riau Riau. 3. To increase public
appreciation of Riau on the Weaving songket and batik Malay Riau Malay cultural heritage. In
this study the data used are the primary data through questionnaires, secondary data through
literature study is conducted through written data by using content analysis based on literature
literature mmiliki correlation with the studied problems.
The population in this study is both a research sample. The sample in this study is to Pekanbaru
and district community. The Government of Siak and Siak Pekanbaru and fieldwork associated
with this.
The data collected will be analyzed qualitatively by using the description sentences to explain the
relationship between the existing theory with the reality on the ground.
From the analysis it was foimd that there are significant differences in the number of craftsmen,
production quantity and quantity of demand for Batik and Weaving Riau Malay songket before
January 2010 and after January 2011. This difference indicates a decrease in the number of
craftsmen employed, the quantity of production and quantity of demand after the ACFTA as the
number of artisans who are employed, the quantity of production and the quantity of demand
before ACFTA is lower than after ACFTA. This indicates that the application of ACFTA affects
the number of artisans who are employed, the quantity of production and the quantity of demand
for batik and weaving songket Malay Riau.
