KAJIAN ASPEK DEMOGRAFI, SOSIAL, DAN EKONOMl PARTISIPASI TENAGA KERJA WANITA DI PABRIK KAYU LAPIS

Abstract

Piywood industry (wood based industry) is a suitable accupasion field for woman labor, where woman can participate in forestry development. The aim of the study is to evaluote participalion of woman labor at plywood industry by observing their activities from demographical, social,and economical aspects. This study was conducted by collecting data from plywood companies, Provincial Forestry Office, Statistics Office, and interviewing 10 percent of woman and man labors from plywood companies in East Kalimantan province. The results show that about 74 percent of production labor Is woman. and most of them work in all sections such as veneer matching and splicing, gluing, pressing, and finishing. About 70 percem of woman labor is unmarried, average age is 24 years with high school education, so they have adequate capacity to work. Abous 60 percent comes from out of East Kalimantan province. It shows that woman labor at plywood industry has high motivation and mobiliry to work. Generally, they live in a rent house with minimum condition for their welfare. They usually do not have much tine left to participate in social activisies commonly organinized in surrounding living area. Basic salary of Woman labor working for normal shift is Rp. 2,500 and for long shift is Rp. 3,300 per day. It means higher than Minimlon Regiona Salary determirud by govermt office. Woman labor gross income working far normal shift is Rp. 135,000per month in average or more than Minimum Physical Need of unmarried labor that is only Rp. 86. 930,-. While the gross income for those working for long shift is Rp. 242,500 per month or more than Minimam Physical Need for one family consisting of a pair of parents having a chiid which is only Rp.200,685,-. In conclusion, woman labor income can give a high contribution to total family income.