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Gender and Economic Activities

Women and Children Engagement Analysis Working in

the Informal Sector in Jambi City

Heriberta, Rike Setiawati, Zulfanetti, Ade Octavia

Universitas Jambi

The existence and sustainability of informal sector activities in the contemporary economic system is

not a negative symptom, but rather as a people's economic reality that plays an important role in

community development and national development. At least when the development program is
not able to provide job opportunities for the workforce, the informal sector with all its shortcomings

is able to act as a reservoir and alternative job opportunities for job seekers. The purpose of this
research is to provide information and results of studies in the form of: 1). Characteristics and factors

that influence the increase in labour in the informal sector, 2). factors which affect the high

participation of women and children working in the informal sector, 3). reasons that push women
and children to make decisions to work in the informal sector 4). the right strategy is employed to

break the chain of children working in the informal sector. The novelty produced is in the form of

determinant factors that affect women and children working in the informal sector as well as
strategies / policies in an effort to break the chain of children working in the informal sector, so that

activities in the form of exploitation of children can be eliminated. The method of collecting
qualitative data is through in-depth interviews with selected and relevant informants using open-

ended questions, which will be used in this study to produce comprehensive information with a

wider and wider perspective on boys and girls. decide to work each depending on 20 types of work
in the informal sector, and women who have been married and married women are 3 informants

each including based on 20 types of informal sector jobs, a total of 120 informants
The results of the study show that the number of women working in the informal sector is 64.5

percent, on the contrary, fewer men work in the informal sector, which is 35.5 percent. There are 65.3

percent of enterprises in the informal sector and the other 34.7 percent are formal enterprises.
Factors influencing the increase in the number of women working in the informal sector are

minimum wage, educational attainment and the number of dependents. Factors that influence the

high participation of women and child workers in the informal sector are husbands not working, low
household income, large number of dependents, spending free time, making their own money and

seeking experience. The reasons why women and children decide to work in the informal sector are

age, educational attainment, working hours, number of dependents. The right strategy for breaking
the chain of children working in the informal sector is informal sector development policy, which

requires direct or indirect government intervention. However, given the limited capacity of

government in terms of funding, the government has to focus on indirect intervention.

Keywords: Participation of women and children at work in informal sector.
Short Biography:

Heriberta is a lecturer in Economic Development Departement of Faculty of Economics and
Business, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia. Mrs. Heriberta holds a Bachelor of Economic degree from

Universitas Jambi and Masters in Economic from Universitas Indonesia, and Doctoral degree of
Economic from Universitas Trisakti. Heriberta’s Email : eheriberta@yahoo.com. Mobile Phone
+6285369794498; Adress Kampus Pinang Masak, Fakultas Ekonomi dan bisnis Jl. Jambi - Muara

Bulian No.Km. 15, Mendalo Darat, Kec. Jambi Luar Kota, Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, Jambi 36122,
Indonesia.

Rike Setiawati is a lecturer in Management Departement of Faculty of Economics and Business,
Universitas Jambi, Indonesia. Mrs. Rike Setiawati a holds a Bachelor of Agribusiness degree from

Universitas Jambi and Masters in Finance Management from Universitas Jambi, Indonesia and
Doctoral degree of Economic from Universitas Pajajaran. Rike Setiawati’s Email :

setiawati_rike@yahoo.com Mobile Phone +081366637136; Adress Kampus Pinang Masak, Fakultas
Ekonomi dan bisnis Jl. Jambi - Muara Bulian No.Km. 15, Mendalo Darat, Kec. Jambi Luar Kota,
Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, Jambi 36122, Indonesia.

Zulfanetti is a lecturer in Economic Development Departement of Faculty of Economics and

Business, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia. Mrs. Zulfanetti holds a Bachelor of Economic degree from
Universitas Andalas and Masters in Economic from Universitas Pajajaran, and Doctoral degree of

Economic from Universitas Pajajaran. Zulfanetti’s Email : zulfanetti@yahoo.com. Mobile Phone
+6281367770156; Adress Kampus Pinang Masak, Fakultas Ekonomi dan bisnis Jl. Jambi - Muara

Bulian No.Km. 15, Mendalo Darat, Kec. Jambi Luar Kota, Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, Jambi 36122,
Indonesia.

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