Peralihan Profesi Petani Sawah menjadi Buruh Pabrik (Studi Deskriptif Buruh Pabrik PT. Sumatera Specialty Coffees di Desa Pohan Tonga Kecamatan Siborongborong Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara)

Abstract

This study aims to determine the factors that cause the society of Pohan Tonga village switch profession from wetland farmers to factory labors. These factor include income, opportunity, motivation, and socialization. The authors also want to know about the socio-economic conditions of the village community Pohan Tonga. The research using qualitative method with descriptive-qualitative approach.The research location in the Pohan Tonga village’s sub-dustric Siborongborong District Nort Tapanuli. Research subjects are people who switch profession from wetland farmers to factory labors. The techniques of colleting data using primary data are interview, observation, and documentation. As well as secondery data such as books, jurnals, and litetarute studies.Stages of analyzing data ranging from processing, analyzing, interpreting and conclusion. The result of this study indicate that working in a factory is more promising than working as a paddy farmer. Income became the main factor of the community switched profession. Income from farming is uncertain and minimal compared to working in factories. Another factor is motivation of people to live more prosperous. Other than that the opportunity given by the company in the recruitmen of labors to be a towing community in the factory