Perangkap Kemiskinan Pengrajin Keranjang Bambu di Desa Sirpang Dalig Raya Kecamatan Raya Kabupaten Simalungun

Abstract

Human Resources (HR) is a very fundamental in addition to existing Natural Resources Utilization of natural resources (SDA) available does not determine the human can meet all the necesssities of life. Poverty is often associated with the lack of human resources it self in addition to the low competition opportunities in the world of work. In this study there are several factors causing poverty, namely internal factors referred to in this study are factors derrived from within the individual it self such as low level of education limited skills or expertise possessed and cultural factors or habits. While external factors are caused by factors outside the individual itself such as love income or wage levels , limited employment and jack of social security (pensions, helath,and death). The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that bamboo craftsmen to know how to adapts the strategy of bamboo craftsmen in overcoming the situation of poverty in the village of Sirpang Dalig Raya, Simalungun Regency. The research method used in this research method use in this research is through qualitative approach. Technique of data collecting done by observation depth interview. The result showed that poverty factors occured in bamboo craftsme in the village of Sirpang Dalig Raya due to two factors namely internal and external factors, namely internal and external factors. In the condition of poverty the survival strategy is done with the management of labor assets with children and wives participate in family economic regulator in addition they also survive with network strategy that is by borrowing money or goods to relatives, neighbors or to take (enterpreneur) bamboo basket in their place of work.