Women Labor Working Patterns of Sugar Cane Felling on Bunga Mayang Sugar Factory at Pt. Perkebunan Nusantara on 2020 (Case Study in Negara Tulang Bawang Village, Bunga Mayang Sub-District, Lampung Utara Regency)
- September 22, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue IX, September 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Heni Marida Harahap, Risma Margareta Sinaga, Pujiati
Faculty of Training and Education, Universitas Lampung, Indonesia
Abstract : This study aims to determine how woman labor working patterns of sugar cane felling on Bunga Mayang sugar factory at PT. Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) VII on Negara Village. The method used is qualitative. By using the technique of determining the Snowball Sampling informant. The results showed that woman labor who work in Bunga Mayang sugar factory were seasonal. When the harvest season, they work. The recruitment system and working patterns were informal. The working of sugar cane felling in the sugar factory was a seasonal job, which occurs when the harvest season arrives. If the sugar cane harvest season had not yet taken place, the women labor work as sugar cane fellers, and odd jobs to help the economy of their families. When the sugar cane season starts, the women labour carry out their working activities. Sugar cane labor work from morning to evening. Their working schedule was from 06:00 to 15:00. The routine was carried out every day until the sugar cane field was completed.
Keywords: labor, Women, Sugar Cane Felling, Plantation.
I. INTRODUCTION
Sugar cane is one of the commodities of plantation crops that has a high potential for state income. The results of sugar cane processing can be used for daily life and have a high selling value. Sugar cane is a seasonal plantation plant used as a staple for making sugar. Sugar is one of the basic needs Indonesian people and the world.
Lampung Province occupies the second position in the largest sugar cane production in Indonesia with total sugar cane production on 2017 about 768,939 tons. Lampung Province contribute 31.18% of the total sugar cane production throughout Indonesia totaling 2,465,450 tons on 2017 (Director General of Agriculture 2018:6).