An Anticipate the Scarcity of Agricultural Labour among Simalungunese, North Sumatra, Indonesia

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10.2991/978-2-38476-303-0_72How to use a DOI?

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Haroan; Balanced; Reciprocity; Labour; Scarcity

Abstract

This article discusses the anticipated labour scarcity in the farming community in Simalungun. In essence, the problem focuses on culture-based labour exchange which is approached according to Malinowski's structural functionalism. Data collection was carried out through participant observation, in-depth interviews, and distributing questionnaires in 10 different locations. This study finds Haroan, an empirical cultural collaboration that ignores the wage system but rather a balanced reciprocal labour exchange. This culture-based principle is effective in anticipating a scarcity of labour whose core is perseverance, solidarity, loyalty and integrity.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Erond L. Damanik
AU  - Rosmaida Sinaga
AU  - Maya Oktora
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/11
TI  - An Anticipate the Scarcity of Agricultural Labour among Simalungunese, North Sumatra, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Social Sciences and Law (ICSSL 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 762
EP  - 780
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-303-0_72
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-303-0_72
ID  - Damanik2024
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