Commercialization of Work Relation Between Land Owner and Landless Peasant in Central Java

¹ Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
² Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
³ Department of Management, Faculty of Economic and Business, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
⁴ Department of Agricultural Economic, Faculty of Agriculture, Gajahmada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: scokronegoro@yahoo.com

Abstract

This research aims to explore the shifting of work relations between land owners and landless peasants in Central Java. Besides, it also proposed to find the trend of the impact of shifting work relations between them. The research is designed using the semi-grounded method and phenology based on qualitative approach. This research is intentionally conducted in Purbalingga and Banyumas Regency, Central Java Province. Based on the research results, farmers in rural areas that are relatively far from the city have working relationships that tend to be exploited and are asymmetrical. On the other hand, the relationship of farmers in rural areas near cities tends to be more rational and commercial and symmetrical. The suggestion that can be given is the working relationship between the land owner and the cultivator who is beneficial to both parties needs to be maintained, but for the exploitative nature of work relationship there needs to be continuously empowered so that it does not bring damage to each of the party