Oil & Community Welfare: A Case Study on People Oil Mining in Indonesia
Abstract: Usually in the oil
mining area was exploited by oil company that under licensed from the state.
Nevertheless on an oil mining field in East Java Province in Indonesia there is
people oil mining that exploited and distributed by the people. They are
working on the people oil mining area. Working is a phenomenon inherent to
adults in satisfying their needs. People work for a multitude of motivation.
Working may lead a particular worker to occupy certain social status within the
society. This paper aims to examine the phenomenon of people working in the oil
distribution link from people oil mining to consumer. More specifically, this
study aims to describe the impacts of working in the oil mining on the miners’
social and economic life. The method used in this research is ethnography. Data
were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, note taking, and
recording. The location of research is in a petroleum artisanal mining area in
East Java Province. The results showed that the impact of working in the oil
distribution link from people oil mining to consumer is the generation of
income used to meet the basic needs, to purchase personal means of
transportation, to purchase some piece of land, and to pay for the children’s
education.
Author: Nugroho Trisnu Brata
Journal Code: jpsosiologigg140017
