The Roles of Food Industries as a Part of Food Tourism Development for Woman Empowerment in Bogor

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10.2991/atf-16.2016.55How to use a DOI?

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women empowerment, food tourism, food industries

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the role of food tourism development on Disability Issues of Social Welfare (DISW) women's empowerment in Bogor. Preliminary studies indicate the role of food tourism development on DISW women's empowerment did by food industries, so this study focused on the role of food industries to empowering DISW women in the Bogor City and Regency. The study was conducted by using a triangulation approach and data collection techniques were a review of documents, surveys, interviews, and observations. The study was conducted in 23 micro-scale food industries and two small-scale food industries. The result showed the Bogor City and Regency has spearheaded the development of food tourism. The development of food tourism needs support of food industries development, vice versa. The development of food industries in Bogor especially the micro scale was absorbing the DISW women labor in Bogor. DISW women workers who do not have a college education, poor, family's main breadwinner, do not have skills and work experience accepted to work in micro-scale food industries. The same roles were not carrying out by small-scale food industries because they asked the qualification standards for workers. In terms of labor protection of women, micro-scale industries do not implement labor protection standards such as the certainty of continuity of employment, salary standard, fixed income given when maternity leave, illness or childbirth and holiday allowances. Based on the results of research, the development of food tourism was influencing development of the food industries and the development of the food industries especially micro-scale industries was absorbing the DISW women labor force. The roles of food tourism development for woman empowerment in Bogor were provide job opportunities to help woman to enhance their financial income, their work skill and opportunity to networking and training. The results showed the government and employers are expected to provide the protection of women workers.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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