CYBER-URBAN SPACE CONNECTIONS ON THE RISE OF LABOUR ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF INDONESIAN METAL WORKERS’ FEDERATION
Abstract: This paper argues
that both urban and cyber activisms play significant roles in the labour
movements in Indonesia after the reformation 1998. Exploring Federasi Serikat
Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI)-Indonesian Metalworkers’ Federation, this paper
is aimed at a better understanding of the interdependencies between the urban
and cyber spaces for labour movements. More specific, how do labours engage in
cyber-urban activism to establish their movements in order to gain their
political leverages? Results highlight four issues: (a) the growing of militant
labour movement in the recent urban space; (b) the emergence of urban
industrial working class; (c) cyber-urban space is a political terrain for the
state, the corporate, and the labours; and (d) one side of cyber-urban
connection can generate, strengthen, weaken, or even kill the other side.
Penulis: Aulia Hadi
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd150143
