Characteristics, Work Motivation, and How to Work as Tea Picker in PTPN XII Sirah Kencong
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.200214.053How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- work motivation, tea picker, PTPN XII Sirah Kencong
- Abstract
The job as a tea picker at PTPN XII Sirah Kencong is a high risk. Workers must explore several steep slopes and hill areas and they have to avoid dangerous insects and animals. In addition, tea pickers live in settlements provided by PTPN XII, a remote place that has a difficult access to transportation and mobile networks. This article aims to find out the motivations, characteristics, and the way to pick tea at PTPN XII Sirah Kencong. A descriptive qualitative used as a research design with data collection techniques using observation and in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using an interactive model with four stages including collection, presentation, reduction, and conclusion. The study found that the choice of surviving as a tea picker was due to the internal and external motivations based on the rational choice theory. Consequently, they persisted in their work. In addition, the characteristics of tea pickers consisted of men and women in 25-55 years old and the determinant of their productivity based on social factors, needs, physical conditions, and the ability to pick tea. Furthermore, for the way to pick tea, the picker used 3 techniques such as manual hands, scissors and machine.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Andhika Pratama AU - Elsa Diah Mafazah AU - Irza Devi Ditanilasari AU - Wiga Kurnia Puspasari AU - Agung Wiradimadja AU - I Dewa Putu Eskasasnanda PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/18 TI - Characteristics, Work Motivation, and How to Work as Tea Picker in PTPN XII Sirah Kencong BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Studies and Environmental Issues (ICOSSEI 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 295 EP - 298 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200214.053 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.200214.053 ID - Pratama2020 ER -