Individual Assignment

Title : Make a Mini Thesis

Subject : Expository Essay Writing


Name : Fither
NPM : 121210099
Code Class : 131-EL067-M1
Lecturer : Zia Husni Mubarak, SPd. MPd

UNIVERSITY OF PUTERA BATAM
2014


Foreword
I thank you and pray for all the goodness and grace of God that He has given.
I am a composer to complete this task on time, according to the material taught in this
semester.
This paper provides information on the "Make a mini-thesis" which consists
of an explanation of how to analyze and make an investigation into a mini-thesis.
Many problems that occur when I compile this paper, both from within and from
outside. But with perseverance and patience have constituents, then this can be
arranged and solved paper
I am a composer to thank everyone involved, especially inside college friends
who helped provide references and Mr. Zia Husni Mubarak, SPd. MPd who have
provided help and guidance. This paper is far from perfect, if there is an error and
shortcomings so that is understandable, and may be useful so that it can be a
reference for the reader.


BATAM, January, 09, 2014
Author


( FITHER )



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Table of Contents
Foreword . i
Table of Contents ii
Abstracts of labor prosperous in Batam .. 1
Labor Prosperous in Batam . 2
Low Basic Salary . 4
Health workers . 7
Outsourcing ........ 11














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Abstracts of labor prosperous in Batam
According of the problems in work area we can find many troubles of labor
prosperous. Among there: Low Basic Salary, health workers, and outsourcing. Base
on the first problems on the text, Batam is one of area including of low basic area.
Whereas, Batam including the biggest area industrial in Indonesia. This problems
explain that Batam is very far from public discrepancy for several labor.
Research population is a group of journalist in Batam like: Batam Post,
Tribun News Batam, and Haluan Kepri. This research is viewing in location work
area to find some information about growing of labor. Their Try to make agreement
with department who connected suggest government and public organization.
This research is informing to the labor and department thats still many
problem appear in labor live especially to increase basic salary of labor by making
agreement between the workers, the government of Batam, and the Apindo in Batam.
And result this research can influence some labor to think about increasing
their live connected between low basic salary, health workers, outsourcing, quality of
working, and giving persuasion statement to government in order to increase the
basic salary.
but in this case it turns Batam city government is not solely responsible for the
fate of all the workers because there are many employees who are treated unfairly by
their managers in various companies, for example: The company is entitled and
obliged to lay off employees who violated work rules without considering large /
small a mistake made by the defendant, The company also has the authority reduce
the basic salary of the employee in the absence of agreement between the company
and the offender.
On 22 november 2012 ago, Batam is a lake of fire for workers because of the
UMK (English=Minimum Wage City) are not fully considered by the city of Batam.
Early in the morning the employee meets the Batam city, they took to the streets great
to do a demo because they consider Batam city government negligent in performing
their duties that do not want to hear inspiring employees about employees' basic
salary in Batam.



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Labor Prosperous in Batam
Workers or employers are essentially the use of human power and ability to
get a reply in the form of income, in cash or other form to the employer or
entrepreneur or employer.
Basically, workers, laborers and employees are the same. But the Indonesian culture,
"Labor" connotes a lowly worker, vile, rude, and so on. Temporary workers, Labor
and Employee is the designation for higher labor and tends to be given to workers
who are not on the muscles but the brain does not work. But in essence the same four
words actually have meaning one that is labor. This mainly refers to the Employment
Act, which is common to all workers and employers in Indonesia.
Labor is divided into two main groups: professional workforce - commonly
called white-collar workers, using brain power at work. Unskilled laborers -
commonly called blue-collar workers, use of muscle power in the work.
The word "peace" may still be very far from the current state of Indonesian
workers. Labor system does not support the well-being of workers assessed. Hard
work paid workers is not feasible, totally unfair. Workers often do not know the time,
sometimes they have to work almost 24 hours with a stand and not be considered as a
state of food and nutrient intake. Labor looks like a dairy cow that can be used by
employers. Government business is not so pro - labor. This is evident from the wage
system studied by wage boards is not very relevant because it does not conform with
the working conditions. The labor cost is calculated based on the needs of the people
it is the workers themselves, when they really have to bear the cost of living and their
partners. Just imagine the wages are just enough to meet the needs of people who are
used to meet the needs of the family, with it we can judge for yourself how far
workers from welfare.
Momentum workers of the world or commonly known as the MAY DAY is
often regarded as a good time to speak up and demand the rights of workers to the
Indonesian government. However, as stated earlier that the government itself has not
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much side with workers. As if all efforts to defend workers' rights on May 1, it ended
in vain without a clear outcome. That there is only a state of waiting with no certainty
for workers. Behind it all, in fact there is one profession that can help in improving
social functioning work that the social work profession. Actually, every person has
the ability and potential of both conscious and not in him that can help resolve the
problem.
The social worker encourages potential to solve the problems arise and the
workers themselves so that they can be independent in solving the problem. The
problem sometimes appear so complex, not just around the issue of wages alone but a
problem that can creep into children's education , communication with family
conditions, psychiatric disorders and others. Therefore, social workers help
"neutralize" the situation with worker intervention efforts for their social function in
terms of solving the problem as mentioned can be realized .
Fifty percent of Indonesia in particular partnership is working. They consist of
high sociality and possible law. From their children to all parents to follow as
workers. They began to work in the morning until late at night, they do not know
tired that they know is how to meet the basic needs of their everyday become stable
in their homes. They do whatever it takes, to get a bite of food. They do their job very
diligent and conscientious.
Batam is one of the industrial areas in Indonesia, many workers and
companies working there. They do their work from monday to friday, but probably
half of the workers there do their work from Monday to Sunday but, on Saturday and
Sunday to work overtime, there is even a system that works with groups, such as:
Working in the morning, Afternoon Working, And night working. But Batam is still
a lot of things happen that are not desired to workers such as: Low Basic Salary,
Health workers, And Outsourcing.
According to Law No. 21 of 2000 explains that : freedom of association,
assembly, expression, either orally or in writing, get a job and a decent living for
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humanity, as well as having the same status in law is the right of every citizen, and in
order to realize freedom of association, trade unions / labor unions the right to form
and develop / trade free trade , open, independent , democratic , and responsible and /
labor is a means to fight for, protect , and defend the interests and welfare of workers
/ laborers and their families, and to realize the relationship industry harmonious,
dynamic , and equitable .right to form and develop trade / free trade, open,
independent, democratic, and responsible and union / labor is a means to fight for,
protect, and defend the interests and welfare of workers / laborers and their families,
and to realize harmonious industrial relations, dynamic, and equitable.
If the welfare of workers in Indonesia are already protected why many
workers who cant feel the same way Batam particular area that is still very far away
from a decent standard of living of all workers in Batam. This is a discussion about
the fate of workers in Batam, well how about the other areas in Indonesia? Are they
already feel the well-being of workers whose name it?

Low Basic Salary
In this discussion related to the calculation of overtime or other wages can be
set individually by each company on the basis of mutual agreement, among other
things:
Things that are covered in " setting wages " as referred to in Article 91
paragraph ( 1 ) of Law no. 13/2003 on Labor - clause is a clause that governs
everything concerning wages agreed upon by the parties ( employers and
trade unions / labor unions ) and set forth in the company regulations or
collective labor agreements ( CR / CLA ), among other provisions regarding
the amount of wage and salary details of components , provisions regarding
overtime pay and provisions regarding the payment of wages to workers /
laborers who did not work for defaulters .
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Remuneration arrangements that have been agreed upon and set forth in the CR /
CLA should not be set less or lower than the provisions stipulated in the laws and
regulations and policies regarding remuneration, both issued by the central
government or local government, or by the institution based wage laws the current
legislation .
If the CR / CLA has been agreed that the increase in wages is one of the
clauses in wage setting and should be agreed between the employer and the
worker / laborer then in itself a binding norm and must be obeyed by the
parties.
In principle, the increase in wages is determined by the company while
considering input / ideas from unions / labor unions that will be discussed in the
discussion. Legislation does not regulate the amount or percentage increase in wages
above the minimum wage, but only regulate the amount of the minimum wage by
region or sector.
The level of wages or salary worker is an assortment of magnitude. There are
very low and some are already feasible. For workers who are called professional and
manager-level workers, their salaries are relatively decent. With salaries that they can
meet the many needs including buying cars and houses adequate. While there are
white -collar workers are highly paid, but most of the (majority) of workers who are
primarily blue -collar workers are precisely the low paid. Why most workers receive
low wages?
Because wages usually follows the rule of law of the market: the demand and
supply for labor. The number of prospective sellers of labor (including
unemployment) are abundant, weaken the bargaining position of labor against
labor tenants or buyers (employers). Not to mention the many workers who
had been fired. As a result, the price of labor wages decline.
The determination of wages is also grounded by government policy. So far,
the government sets low wages for workers through the implementation of
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the GMW (Government Minimum Wage). Wage surveys and studies
conducted by the government just to justify measures low wages. There was
no plan of government policy for the welfare of the workers.
Racial discrimination still occurs against Indonesian workers. Looks racist
thoughts in regard Indonesian labor when compared with workers from
abroad who work in Indonesia such as the United States, Japan, and South
Korea, and even India. A number of companies that employ foreign workers
impose high wages and adequate facilities, while for Indonesian workers low
wages imposed. The worst impact of racist approach in wage labor, can we
look at the case of fighting between Indonesian workers with Indian workers,
one company's shipyard in Batam.
Labor costs are also facing inflation factor. When the price of goods and
services soared, wages actually fell in real terms. Whereas in the past, with
his day's wages to buy a shirt, when prices rise it is only able to buy three -
quarters. That is, as much as a quarter of his wages in real terms have been
degenerated.
Workers are still weak in establishing and developing strength as an
organized force. New Order has devastated the labor force. While labor itself
is very fragmented. Where one example is white-collar workers, who almost
never declared himself as a laborer. Therefore, white -collar workers feel
themselves superior to blue-collar workers, and feel themselves as
representatives of employers. As a result of white -collar workers so poor that
this kind of solidarity, and only realized that he was actually her when
workers were laid off.

Wage labor in theory is usually determined by three methods, based on the
legal market (the interaction of supply and demand), the financial ability of the
company, and based on the cost of living. In Batam, general labor cost is determined
by the level of decent living (LDL). LDL is the level of need for living costs which is
a reflection of a single worker consumer spending for a month.
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The value obtained LDL then jointly discussed and negotiated by the trade
Unions, employers' associations and the government shall be recommended to the
Regional Head for consideration for the determination of Minimum Wages on an area
and applied for a period of 1 year ahead.

Minimum Wages in philosophy is a safety net which regulates minimum
wages to be paid to workers. In other words, the minimum wage is the lowest wage
that should be paid most employers that have restrictions for a worker who works
from scratch and single status. From these limits, then the calculation needs a decent
living (LDL) was assumed as the minimum living for a single worker for 1 month.

In 2005 welfare workers are not considered by the government Batam might
still new territory for the program is opening new industrial estates. Labor welfare
level is only about 2%. The number of daily necessities is very far from the level of
the welfare of workers in Batam expected the workers. Foreign companies are more
and more standing at the time but the salary levels set by the government of Batam
and the president of the company is not fully felt all workers in Batam is only about
3.5% of comparison labor welfare standard that is not proportional to the amount of
their expenditures in 1 (one) month. The rate also affects the health of workers in that
only about 1.3 %, at that moment so much going on outsourcing is done by foreign
parties who are not responsible for coming in Indonesia to invest them with the path
of development of their foreign companies. The level of outsourcing at the time
ranged 3.1% and is very influential to Indonesian workers and can increase the level
of unemployment in Indonesia.

Health workers
Health is indeed strongly influence each activity, so that every worker is also
obliged to maintain their health, both physically and temporally to a healthy body
there is a healthy soul inside. This is an occupational health safeguards that workers
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do decent jobs for humanity and not only directed against the employers who want to
squeeze labor. Safeguards seem to harm the workers, for example a ban on child
labor will cause that the child can no longer make a living to ease the burden of
parents.

Due to such circumstances, we can look back on the past circumstances as
well compare with the circumstances that occurred in the past. We can know the
slavery era in which time duration together with the age of compulsory until the
abolition of slavery in 1992, the era of compulsory and sanctions Punale era between
1872 to 1992. Punale sweatshop era and the era of sanctions lasts until the abolition
of forced labor equation in 1938.

Real slavery era ended December 31, 1921. The slaves had a pretty good
position rather because everything is based on the principle of a just and civilized
humanity. Which is a rule of customary law in the era of slavery first.
While at times forced labor in Java and Madura expiration on February 1, 1938,
unless a new private ground removed in 1964. Occupational health problem here lies
in the limitation of the length of time the job. Labor protection is often violated in
practice, because it was assigned to their supervision and performed by their own
interest. Elimination of forced labor is done by paying money or ransom to the
liberation and with it the government employee salaries increased with the entry of
the liberation of money.

Sanctions Punale era ended on 1 January 1942. In addition to regulatory
sanctions that may be held Punale control regulations which restrict or reduce the
power of the employer, but as it only means ratify labor unfreedom, being the source
of all norm itself is not eliminated. The only way to provide protection for workers is
the elimination Punale sanctions.
Things to consider to maintain the health of workers, among others:
Wooden-floored,
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Enough cots,
High cots must at least half a meter above the ground,
Kitchen should be located in a separate room,
There are tigers in the area, should be made a fence around the working class
and around latrines and bathing places, if the latter is there,
Working class and showers and latrines should be connected with the well-
maintained roads or the board,
For each worker must be provided with a free blanket,
Workers should not be required to do the work during the evening and day
work more than ten hours. Workers should be given four days a month full or
half day of rest eight times and also at the feast (China) officially recognized.
As for keeping the decency of people who already wedding should be given a
place to stay

From the above requirements, Batam is still too far away from these
requirements when the population of the city of Batam now reached 1,150 million
people, meaning about 350,000 people are working, but why the Batam city
administration has not fully implement universal health program for all workers?
Is that going to do business Batam city government to prevent labor exploitation by
employers, for example in antiquity employing slaves, doing forced labor, and so on?
By looking at the history of the slavery era, the era of compulsory labor, and the
sanctions era Punale see the reality of life today is how the current Indonesian
government efforts to anticipate and cope in all things related to health problems for
workers working on these days? Does the existence of legal sanctions to stop the
continued abuses committed by employers as a ruler against the workers as weak in
terms of occupational health for workers today? And how the actual execution
JAMSOSTEK?

Approximately 70 percent of the 220,000 industrial workers in Batam , Riau
Islands, a participant PT Jamsostek insurance program. From the 220,000 workers in
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Batam, which is registered as participants Jamsostek about 154 thousand, or about 70
percent. A branch head of PT. Jamsostek in Batam, Rilexya Suryaputra said: All
employees are from 4,400 domestic and foreign companies are scattered throughout
the area of Batam dan participants of Jamsostek can get health care in 37 places
comprising five hospitals and 32 other health service while throughout the Riau
Islands province there are 47 health care and nine hospitals that have cooperated with
PT Jamsostek.

Average health service was in Batam which is the industrial center. Yet PT
Jamsostek continues to work closely with many places health care workers to make it
easier to access health centers. Rilexya Suryaputra said again: With so many places
that could serve the health of Jamsostek participants, he said, is expected to increase
attendance, The company will continue to grow, meaning the number of workers will
also increase. We hope that all participants will be Jamsostek and there will be a
differentiation of service if Jamsostek participants know the requirements that must
be met in treatment.

Meanwhile, Chief Medical Officer of Batam City, Rizal Chandra appealed to
no difference in providing better service to patients who entered the Jamsostek
program and outside the program.

In 2010 the well-being of workers is increasingly regarded by the government
as possible Batam demo a lot going on in various regions in Indonesia, which cause a
clash between the government and the workers who produce the damage and it makes
government more afraid of the Batam city is the largest industrial area with a number
of workers very much in the whole of Indonesia is very difficult to dispel ambitions
of the workers if it happens in Batam with labor welfare at the time was about 2.8 % .
The number of daily necessities is increasing. An increase in the minimum wage
Batam city not guarantee the welfare of all workers. salary increase in 2010 and this
is only Rp 1.045.000/mount, felt by 2.3 % of the workers in Batam decent standard of
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living labor ratio in 1 ( one ) month . Worker health factors are also not evenly only
about 1.8 % that come to enjoy it from the number of workers in Batam. To the
workers kitbag Cape region, about 3 % of workers who experienced outsourcing done
by those directors who do not take responsibility for the fate of their labor. Welfare
level workers in Batam are very concerned compared to other regions in Indonesia.

Outsourcing

In business, outsourcing is the contracting out of a business process to a third-
party. The term "outsourcing" became popular in the United States near the turn of
the 21st century. Outsourcing sometimes involves transferring employees and assets
from one firm to another, but not always. Outsourcing is also used to describe the
practice of handing over control of public services to for-profit corporations.

Outsourcing includes both foreign and domestic contracting, and sometimes
includes off shoring or relocating a business function to another country. Financial
savings from lower international labor rates is a big motivation for outsourcing/off
shoring.

The opposite of outsourcing is called in sourcing, which entails bringing
processes handled by third-party firms in-house, and is sometimes accomplished via
vertical integration. However, a business can provide a contract service to another
business without necessarily in sourcing that business process.
One of the biggest changes in the early 21st century came from the growth of
groups of people using online technologies to use outsourcing as a way to build a
viable service delivery business that can be run from virtually anywhere in the world.
The preferential contract rates that can be obtained by temporarily employing experts
in specific areas to deliver elements of a project purely online means that there is a
growing number of small businesses that operate entirely online using offshore
contractors to deliver the work before repackaging it to deliver to the end user. One
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common area where this business model thrives is in providing website creation,
analysis and marketing services. All elements can be done remotely and delivered
digitally, and service providers can leverage the scale and economy of outsourcing to
deliver high-value services at reduced end-customer prices.

Wednesday, 08.22.2012, hundreds of workers of PT Ho Wah Genting ( HWG
), Tanjunguncang still continuing strike action at the company location . Just as
before , they are still demanding that outsourcing was abolished and set the status of a
labor contract labor outsourcing company. Beni, one of the company's off-site worker
said "before the strike was carried out around 600 permanent workers and workers
combined local workers. However, lately the number of workers who went on strike
because of reduced labor outsourcing strikers arent allowed the management of PT
HWG to perform an action at the site of the company, the strike initially performed
600 workers, but now to be reduced. Labor outsourcing strikers are not allowed to
take action in the enterprise,"

Batamtoday information obtained from the management of PT HWG, in a
strike on the first day, Tuesday ( 08/14/2012 ) and outsourced workers who took
about 100 people, while in the company, there are about 350 workers who channeled
two outsourcing services company distributor . At that time, 100 outsourced workers
who joined the strike action is no longer allowed to do in the location of the
company. Thus, they take action at the headquarters FSPMI, beside of Base Camp,
Batuaji.

Permanent workers were to strike at the location of the PT HWG still
demanding that outsourcing abolished. In accordance with a license and a letter of
notification, the strike action will take place over two consecutive months. Related
problems with the labor negotiations between the representatives of the management
to discuss a deal seems not to occur. But it remains open if the workers'
representatives asked to negotiate. HR managers PT HWG, Jonathan Sinaga said, "I
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think there is no negotiation, but overhears the open if there is a demand management
of labor representatives to negotiate,"

Batam is an industrial area that is famous for big companies because many
foreign inspector comes in Batam Indonesia to invest their shares as mentioned in the
category of the world's largest country with a population of 259 million people and
well -known Indonesian citizen possessed of all the friendly and diligent work
because most of the people like to wander throughout the country , it is this which
encourages foreign inspector came to Indonesia to embed their shares by way of
outsourcing and they do not know what the benefits of outsourcing it , they know just
how to make their companies more advanced in the business world , but among
themselves ( Indonesian people ) , there are also a few upper class that participating
instill outsourced regardless of the fate of the little people, they seemed to forget will
be the basis of Pancasila says, " Society Of Indonesia ". They only know their own
destiny as if they are more than the foreigners who came embed them in Indonesian
shares when they are Indonesian citizens. They do not know whether the benefits of
that which they did to the little people. If so where is the leader of this country who
obey the law?

Batam community a big hit in everyday circumstances because in 2012 the
last public batam surprised by rising fuel prices which was only Rp 4,500 to Rp 6,500
rose, of course, it is making people become more concerned Batam especially
coupled with the increase in staple very tall price. In 2013, approximately 1.8% of
workers in Batam experiencing low basic salary and health programs for all workers
in Batam only 1.5% of workers feel that this program, while in 2013, there is still
about 1.5% of workers in Batam are feeling outsourcing conducted by parties who do
not take responsibility for the fate of their workers.



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Chart of Abstracts of labor prosperous in Batam



The diagram above explains that in the low-wage workers in 2005 occurred
very rapidly with the value of 3.5% and in 2010, there is still about 2.3% of workers
who have low salaries, whereas in 2013 dropped to only 1.8% of workers who feel
low salaries. In contrast to the problems of health programs for all workers in Batam,
where in 2005 there were about 1.3% only people who feel this program, in contrast
to 2010 where the program is increased to 1.8% in 2013 and is also increasingly felt
and rose to 3%. On the issue of outsourcing we can see that in 2005 approximately
3.1% past experience of outsourcing and also in 2010, still also occur with
everywhere and then there are about 3% of workers who have outsourced as well as
in the year 2013 there are still about 1.5% occurs where -which are conducted by
parties who are not responsible for the fate of their workers.



0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
In 2005 In 2010 In 2013
Low Basic Salary
Health workers
Outsourcing
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Therefore , local governments , especially Batam Indonesia should pay more
attention to the fate of workers in Batam because 60 % of the population in Batam is
an employee of the factory in order to secure the welfare of workers especially in the
province of Riau Islands shows that Batam is one of the largest industrial area in
Indonesia because there are foreign companies the largest and well-known , for
example , Toshiba , IBM , Epson , and others . Therefore , to maintain the good name
of Indonesia in the eyes of the world 's first government in Indonesia should review
the fate of workers in Indonesia due to produce a good product and the government
before the quality should be concerned about their workers because labor is the motor
of the company , especially food and clothing section because many workers are not
able to feel the well-being because of the price of their basic needs of daily darting
away from the amount of salary that they get in a month coupled with health
programs undertaken by the government of Batam are not yet fully equitable for all
workers because many parties those involved in it are looking for a profit , as well as
with problems that occur dibatam outsourcing that has not been fully eradicated by
the city of Batam because in 2013 the last approximately 1.5 % of outsourcing is still
going on in Batam and it is very annoying and can increase the unemployment rate in
the region Batam particularly Indonesia , so it is very necessary role of government in
dealing with the difficulties of the workers in Batam is an area of Indonesia as
suitable for foreign investors to build its business in Indonesia for Indonesia to be
good examples in the world of business and labor welfare








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