The proportion between female and
male workers is still not balanced. Most of the factory workers are still
dominated by women. Male workers are still less than women. Currently the
number of female workers are about 70 percent while men are only about 30
percent.Some factories claimed that the reason why it tend to hire women to
work than men because the nature of the work is more suitable for them. On the
other case, many companies tend to avoid male workers because they mostly
involved in labor union and often take strike action which may hamper the
process of production.
High cigarette consumption
in Indonesia reaches hundreds of millions of United States (US)dollars.Thus,
cigarette factory is one of factories where the worker are mostly women. The
high number of women who work in cigarette factory is triggered by the low
regulation of company. It accommodate the low-skilled labor. So, it is able to
support hundreds of thousands of workers that spread in various regions in
Indonesia.
In a research, it was
found that "most women who work as laborers in the cigarette or tobacco
industry are women who are being the main source of income for their
families." In other research found that, women are willing to work to
support their family and themselves. Even they already married, they are
willing to help her husband by working. Especially for those who are graduated
only to junior high school or even elementary school, factory becomesthe best
workplace for them. In conclusion, economic factor was being the main factor of
the high number of women who work as labor in factories .
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