Labor and Sustainable Development in Traditional Oil Mining

Abstract

Declining rubbers in the world affects socio-economic life of rural community. One of them is changing livelihoods to traditional oil mining worker (illegal). Traditional oil mining locations caused trouble, either spatial, horizontal, and vertical in social interactions. For the reason, writer interests to describe factors that affect works on traditional oil mining. Social interactions are occurred in traditional oil mining and sustainable development practices. Writers used approach flexible labour market and sustainable development. This paper is based on qualitative descriptive research in some village in Musi Banyuasin district, South Sumatera, Indonesia. The unskilled worker works only using solely muscle and network. Bad work conditions, low level of work safety and health are comparable with money that circulates in the village. The social and cultural conditions in this area decline caused by drugs and entertainment. Conflicting power in the rural areas will be arisen. In additional, the massive function plantation and environmental degradation will appear. For it, the writer needs to present social intercourse. This essay will contribute for the stakeholders to role sustainable development on economic, social, and environment aspect. It is also for considering future generations.