Abstract
Labor relations between employers and domestic workers is one of the very old form of relationship that is influenced by cultural and social development of society. The purpose of this study to determine the forms of employment relationships of kinship and formal working relationships and form working relationships between them are preferred by employers in Yogyakarta. The theory used in this study uses the concept of patron-client (Scott, 1985) and patriarchy (Delaney, 2005) to explain the two forms of the employment relationship in the domestic sphere. This research used post-positivist paradigm with mixed methods, quantitative and qualitative (Guba Lincoln, 1997). The results showed kinship relationships occur in household domestic worker, working full time and living in the employer’s home. Formal relationship occurs in the working relationship of domestic workers work part time (fill-in), a special work as pramurukti and/ baby sitter. Generally, employers prefer that is kinship relationship because of the perspective domestic worker are part of the family. In contrast, domestic worker prefer to work part-time, work-specific and do not live in private homes because more wages and freely in the work. Employers and domestic workers have individual rationality in determining the form of employment relationship. In fact, kinship relationships wane and increasing the quantity of formal relations, characterized by the use of part-time domestic worker are increasingly numerous. In essence, kinship relationships and have in common that formal work status and low wages.
Highlights
The existence of domestic workers in Indonesia have a very old history as employment, where this work existed since the Dutch colonial period prior to this time, according to the historical context
In traditional society generally outside the kingdom, a big family and relatives relationship is very strong in support of a immediate family, including in support sustain domestic work performed by domestic workers
The focus of research is done in residential that spread in all regions of the city or several districts in the province and not a residential complex as the place of employment relationships of employers and domestic workers, the number are 9 locations: Kwarasan,Gunung Sempu, Minomartani, Griya b Arga Permai, Tangkisan, Casa Grande, Griya Mahkota, Mergangsan, Prambanan di Kota dan Provinsi DIY, Indonesia
Summary
The existence of domestic workers in Indonesia have a very old history as employment, where this work existed since the Dutch colonial period prior to this time, according to the historical context. Working relationship that exists between the employer and the domestic worker was originally a working relationship that is transcendental is psychological, not economic, but more social and devotion (Bond et al 2004; Edwards et al 2006; Rosete and Ciarrochi 2005; Chen, Tjosvold and Su Fang 2005; Rosete and Ciarrochi 2005; Davidov 2004; Lindsay, Sandall and Humphrey 2012). In traditional society generally outside the kingdom, a big family and relatives relationship is very strong in support of a immediate family, including in support sustain domestic work performed by domestic workers. In the traditional society of Java, known as n ngenger, batur and rewang
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