Tinjauan Kehidupan Sosial Ekonomi Buruh Harian Lepas (Aron) di Desa Jaranguda Kecamatan Merdeka Kabupaten Karo

Abstract

Poverty is a condition of decreasing the carrying capacity of the survival process of an individual or a group. To overcome the problem, the individual must find a job to be able to survive. But the development of the era, the level of competition in the workplace increasingly tight. The lack of education makes the individual must work odd jobs and rely solely on energy. One of them is daily labor off (aron), so that individuals and groups can maintain their household economy. One area that requires a lot of manpower as a daily labor off (aron) to increase the productivity of goods and services in the field of agriculture in the village of Jaranguda, Merdeka District, Karo District. This research uses qualitative research method with descriptive method. This study aims to find out the social economic life of casual laborers (aron) in the village of Jaranguda, Merdeka District, Karo Regency in overcoming the economic problems that occur. Based on the research that the authors did, it was concluded that daily freelance workers (aron) in the village of Jaranguda, Merdeka District, Karo Regency were the main work done by the villagers, even they came from various regions to the village of Jaranguda because they thought that the land area in the village Making them easier to meet the needs of everyday life. But with minimal wages it keeps the daily laborers off (aron) not entirely saving, so they have to resort to cost suppression spending strategies to sustain their economies.