Pendapatan Tenaga Kerja Perempuan Pada Agribinis Sutera Alam

Abstract

The contribution of women to family income can be seen from the income earned based on the outpouring of working time allocated by women workers in natural silk agribusiness. The purpose of this study is analyzing the income of women workers in each activity in the natural silk agribusiness in Soppeng Regency. The research was conducted from December 2021 to June 2022 in Donri-Donri Subdistrict and Lilirilau Subdistrict, Soppeng Regency. The method useddescriptive quantitative and the data is obtained by means of field observations, interviews and questionnaires. Analysis of the data in this study used income analysis. The results obtained the average income earned by women workers in each natural silk agribusiness sub-system in one production cycle, namely: (1) in mulberry cultivation activities the average is Rp. 430.834 in a working time span of 2 hours/day, (2) in silkworm cultivation the average amount is Rp. 274.204 in a working time span of 6,25 hours/day, (3) in spinning activities the average amount is Rp. 644.148 in a working time span of 6,38 hours/day, (4) in weaving the average amount is Rp. 336.581 in a working time span of 5,5 hours/day, (5) as well as in silk distribution and marketing activities, the average received by Cantika Sabbena Brand is Rp. 9.530.000 in a working time span of 8 hours/day. The income obtained from each activity has a fluctuating nature caused by production conditions in the upstream part and the demand for genuine silk by consumers in the downstream.