THE ROLES OF HOUSEWIFES IN INFORMAL SECTOR (Study on Production of Batu Kapur in Desa Mangkung Lombok Tengah)

Abstract

This study was examined the role of women as the housewives in Mangkung Village who work as laborers in
the process of producing limestone. It used qualitative methods to collect data like interviews, observation, and
documentation. The purpose of this research was to find out how were the role of women who works with men in
limestone production work. The results of this study proved that the women strongly participate in the work of
limestone production processes with men, even the work of women in limestone production was more dominant
than the male laborers. And what is the role of women who have become housewives who take part and
participate in and work together and collaborate with men in the same scope of work, namely in the process of
producing limestone. And the motivating factors for working as limestone production laborers are (a) weak
family economy, (b) preserving cultural work, and (c) weak insight and knowledge. While the obstacles faced by
housewives as laborers in the production of limestone. First, physical constraints such as the severity of the work
done in the production of limestone, such as destroying limestone after burning, raising and lowering lime when
going to marketing, even they use safety devices such as masks and gloves to maintain their safety and physical
health when work. Second, the constraints on his position as a housewife who must prioritize their primary
work in the house such as preparing the needs of their husbands and children. Do not arrive at the existence of
work outside the house as a laborer of lime production and forget about his responsibilities as a wife