Open Employment Opportunities Research Articles

Beyond the bottom line: assessing the social return on investment of a disability-inclusive social enterprise

Purpose Though qualitative evidence of social impact exists for disability-inclusive social enterprise, there is a dearth of quantitative economic impact on their social impact. This study aims to address this gap and investigate the appropriateness and usefulness of social return on investment (SROI) methodology in this context. Design/methodology/approach Primary data was collected from people with disabilities, their families, staff at the parent company (an Australian Disability Enterprise [ADE]), social investors and other key stakeholders (n = 17). The study was also informed by the literature and a steering group to provide expert opinion when no other data existed to inform estimates. Sensitivity analysis was performed to check the robustness of the analysis. Findings Social return was estimated at $1.47–$2.65 for every $1 invested (over 3 years) and $8.48–$12.63 (20 years). Some forecast assumptions significantly impacted upon final ratios and need to be tested. How SROI ratios are received by social investors, the ADE sector and government remains untested. However, the political climate suggests ADEs adopting social enterprise models will be well received if they can deliver, and demonstrate through robust measurement, sustainable open employment opportunities. Originality/value Few studies exist that estimate the social impact of social enterprises supporting open employment of people with disabilities. At a time when ADEs (sheltered workshops) have been heavily criticised for providing repetitive, menial work for top up wages on welfare payments, the outputs from this research may provide valuable data to an ADE sector in transition as well as social investors and policy makers who increasingly require robust measurement of impact.

Moving towards food security in South Asian region: Assessing the role of agricultural trade openness, production and employment

Despite several accomplishments in addressing malnutrition, the issue of food scarcity remains a persistent concern all over the globe, particularly in the South Asian region. One recommended solution to address this situation involves advocating for further liberalization of global food trading and opening employment opportunities. In this context, using panel data spanning 2000–2019, this study makes a novel attempt to quantify the impact of agricultural trade openness and agricultural employment on food security in countries belonging to the South Asian region while controlling the tariff and agricultural production. Using “Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS)” and “Dynamic Ordinary Least Square (DOLS)” modeling, this article concludes that increased agricultural trade openness hinders food security in this region. Because, the member countries of South Asia are heavily reliant on food imports to meet their domestic needs, implying that the expenses of food imports exceed the potential benefits of increasing exports. Moreover, tariffs have a detrimental impact on food security in this region. However, production and employment in the agricultural industry augment earnings, strengthen the capacity to buy food, and ensure adequate nutrition intake over the long term. The study's findings suggest that these nations should prioritize food self-sufficiency to expand agricultural exports and lessen their reliance on imported food. More than that, economies should provide rewards to broaden their agricultural production locally, which aids in reducing hunger and uplifting food security.

Bertani diantara Himpitan Tambang

This research aims to find out the strategy of farmers in overcoming the problem of mining waste. The results of this study show that the Kiaea community who work as farmers are divided into two, namely field farmers and rice farmers. People who work as field farmers, the location of the plantation close to the mine is forced to leave the land because the plants are covered by dust so that they wither and die. Many residents lost their plantation land due to mining. However, they have a way to keep the land profitable, namely that the mine must compensate, both plants and land. In addition, the presence of mining is certainly a place to accommodate labor and open employment opportunities, such as in the process of building buildings or factories until the stage of mining activities requires a lot of labor. This is what is utilized by residents, especially farmers who have damaged or lost their land. Many people work in the company. The real impact of mining activities that occur in Kiaea Village is environmental damage, air pollution, rivers that were once clear are now murky or mixed with mud so that residents' rice fields are exposed to waste from mining, resulting in a lack of crop yields obtained by farmers and to overcome the problem, several strategies are needed. The strategies made are activating farmer groups, making boreholes, intensive maintenance or spraying, increasing fertilizer application, closing irrigation channels, working as mine laborers. These steps are new solutions to the problems faced and can maintain the rice fields.

THE INDONESIAN SHARIA BANK PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE SHARIA ECONOMIC COMMUNITY PROGRAM IN TIRTANADI VILLAGE

This article discusses the MES organization together with the government and Bank Syariah Indonesia launching the MES program, namely rose mas in NTB with the aim of growing the community's economy and eradicating mosque-based loan sharks. This type of research uses descriptive qualitative research, which is classified as field research. The data collection techniques used in this research are observation, interviews and documentation techniques. Data analysis techniques use stages of data reduction, data presentation and data verification. The results of this research show that Bank Syariah Indonesia together with the MES Program is able to build a quality economy by increasing economic growth rates by opening employment opportunities by offering businesses from the capital provided by Bank Syariah Indonesia through the MES program implemented in Dasan Gerung, Tirtanadi Village to reduce unemployment rates and by The implementation of the MES program can reduce users of loan shark services in Dasan Gerung, Tirtanadi Village.

Eksistensi Inklusi Keuangan Dalam Perkembangan UMKM Tenun Ikat, Kecamatan Nita, Kabupaten Sikka

This research aims to determine the role of financial inclusion in increasing the income of ikat weaving MSMEs in the sub-district, determine the role of financial inclusion in the development of ikat weaving MSMEs in Nita sub-district and find out what factors hinder the management of economic potential and development of ikat-weaving MSMEs in Nita sub-district. The research used is a case study. The research approach used is descriptive qualitative. The data sources used are primary data and secondary data, where data collection uses observation, interview and documentation study techniques. The data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data display, and conclusions. The results of the research show that the economic potential that can be managed and which is most prominent in Nita sub-district is the tourism potential in the form of ikat weaving. Efforts made by ikat weaving businesses to reduce unemployment are by opening employment opportunities for people who have skills in weaving.

Hakikat Manusia Dalam Pandangan Islam: Kesejahteraan dan Kesetaraan

Human nature is something that has been debated for centuries. There are various views on human nature, ranging from spiritual views to material views. In this journal, the author will discuss human nature from two perspectives, namely well-being and equality. Well-being is a state characterized by happiness, satisfaction and health. Equality is a state characterized by equal rights and opportunities for all people. Both of these are important for humans, as they can contribute significantly to the quality of human life. Well-being can be achieved through various means, such as fulfilment of basic needs, development of personal potential, and positive social relationships. Equality can be achieved through various means, such as fair public policies, quality education, and open employment opportunities. The author argues that well-being and equality are interrelated. Equally achieved well-being will create a fairer and more equal society. Conversely, equality that is achieved will create a more well-being society

Peningkatan Kemampuan Manajemen Pelaku UMKM Dalam Menghadapi Persaingan Pasar

One of the development priorities in the Government Work Plan (RKP) is the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This is based on the fact that MSMEs have contributed a lot to the national economy. The development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is very strategic, because of its great potential in driving community economic activities, as well as being the main source of income for most people in improving their standard of living. well-being. (Ariani et al, 2017). Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have become an important part of the national economic system capable of accelerating economic growth through the mission of opening business and employment opportunities, increasing people's income, playing a role in increasing foreign exchange earnings and strengthening the structure of the national economy (Hafni & Rozali, 2017).One of the development priorities in the Government Work Plan (RKP) is the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). This is based on the fact that MSMEs have contributed a lot to the national economy. The development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is very strategic, because of its great potential in driving community economic activities, as well as being the main source of income for most people in improving their standard of living. well-being. (Ariani et al, 2017). Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have become an important part of the national economic system capable of accelerating economic growth through the mission of opening business and employment opportunities, increasing people's income, playing a role in increasing foreign exchange earnings and strengthening the structure of the national economy (Hafni & Rozali, 2017).

Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Masyarakat oleh Pengusaha

This study aims to determine the work steps, obstacles and results of Community Economic Empowerment in PD. Ar-Rahmah. This study uses a qualitative approach with the method used is descriptive method. The results of the study show the work steps for empowering the community's economy carried out by PD. Ar-Rahmah, namely by providing motivation to work and providing directions for work steps to be more independent, as well as providing many new innovations for the progress of the PD tea leaf factory. Ar-Rahmah. Opening employment opportunities, and holding such as a savings and loan cooperative system without interest, and how to pay in salary deductions, or in installments, or due to obstacles Obstacles in empowering the community's economy at PD Ar-Rahmah, namely from an internal and external perspective and the results of the empowerment community economy in PD. Ar-Rahmah is quite well felt by employees and the surrounding community. With the existence of jobs around the place of residence it is not difficult for the community to have to migrate and leave their families

Ending disability segregated employment: ‘modern slavery’ law and disabled people's human right to work

AbstractDisability segregated employment (also referred to as ‘sheltered workshops’) violates disabled people's human right to work and employment. This article argues that modern slavery law might serve as one part of a broader strategy to end disability segregated employment, ensure accountability for the injustices within them and ensure equal access to open employment opportunities for disabled people. This is on the basis that disability segregated employment can be understood as a form of labour exploitation under modern slavery law – specifically forced labour and servitude. Modern slavery law is a useful legal tool to unseat deeply entrenched ableist attitudes of disability segregated employment as beneficial and necessary and build corporate/charity, public and government momentum towards the transition away from disability segregated employment, even if this particular area of law cannot itself legally compel the closure of sheltered workshops and an increase in open employment opportunities for disabled people.

Poverty Alleviation Efforts Through Socialpreneurship in Gorontalo

This research to reveal efforts in poverty alleviation through the involvement of socialpreneurs in Gorontalo by using descriptive qualitative methods. This qualitative research has an exploratory and meaningful approach to social phenomena that actually occur. For standard determination of informants, researchers used purposive sampling technique. In this study, researchers will conduct deep interviews as a basic stage of data collection for socialpreneurs in their involvement in poverty alleviation in Gorontalo. The results of this study indicate the magnitude of the role of entrepreneurs in supporting socialpreneurship programs. This is evidenced by the fact that every entrepreneurial activity that is carried out always involves a social environment program. Several Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Gorontalo always work together to hold a socialpreneurship program to help economic growth in Gorontalo. Several forms of socialpreneurship activities carried out by MSME actors in Gorontalo include reducing the use of plastic materials, distributing food staples assistance, and opening employment opportunities as well as helping to develop entrepreneurship in the form of resellers.

Start Up Entrepreneurship Millennials in Lhokseumawe City 2022

Religion Building a startup business doesn't need to wait for old age, if you can be successful at a young age why should it be postponed. Optimism in utilizing digital technology to become digital talent Startup Entrepreneurs. Digital Entrepreneurship provides knowledge and skills to millennials to be able to start, manage, develop businesses by utilizing digital media. Choosing to become a startup entrepreneur in the digital era is the right choice and solution. Becoming an entrepreneur can enrich experience and knowledge. Millennials need to understand, run, develop startup businesses so they can minimize business failures, are willing to take risks to be more successful. There's no need to hesitate to start a business in this era of digital technology convenience. In today's digital era, entrepreneurs must take advantage of technological sophistication to develop their business. Technology is an alternative as a battering ram for success in millennial businesses. Every minute a new digital startup appears with almost the same features as one another. So it takes skills, innovation, creative ideas, courage and creativity that millennials tend to believe can be applied. Millennials need to have mental attitude readiness, knowledge readiness, skills and resource readiness. Competition in the world of work today is an imbalance between limited job opportunities and job seekers, causing unemployment. Including higher education graduates today, there are more job seekers than graduates who open employment opportunities. The impact that causes high job seekers is suspected because many tertiary institutions implement a system to prepare students to graduate quickly and get jobs instead of making them creative and able to open new jobs. Data from BPS 2022, the Lhokseumawe City Open Unemployment Rate (TPT) reached 10,804 people, dominated by Public High School (SMA) 3,532 people, Vocational High School (SMA) 2,153 people, Elementary School graduates 1019 people, Diploma one to three 671 people and finally from University graduates reached 1,422 souls. The percentage of open unemployment to the total workforce in 2019 reached 11.06 percent, 11.99 percent in 2020, and in 2021 it reached 11.16 percent. This community service activity is to encourage, educating millennials in Lhokseumawe City to have an entrepreneurial spirit, create, survive and develop business startups. Success at a young age, smart looking for opportunities and hard work. Millennial involvement in the startup business world is expected to make a positive contribution to economic development. Apart from supporting it in terms of income, it has also created new jobs by reducing the unemployment rate. The involvement of all related institutions to be able to move together in the development of millennial business start-ups in the city of Lhokseumawe.

THE ROLE OF FISCAL POLICY IN BUILDING DEMOCRACY AND OVERCOMING ECONOMIC RECESSION IN INDONESIA

The state, as an entity, has the authority to obtain income from taxes from its citizens. However, to develop, there is a need for financial management in the tax arrangements received. This tax regulation is a fiscal policy that can be useful in overcoming the economic recession in Indonesia. This study aims to see how fiscal policy can affect the development of democracy and overcome the economic recession that has occurred in Indonesia. The method used in this research is a qualitative approach. The data used in this research comes from the results of previous research or studies that still have relevance to this research. This study found that fiscal policy can help build democracy in Indonesia by opening employment opportunities, increasing national income and investment, and increasing economic stability. As for overcoming an economic recession, fiscal policy can help achieve existing development targets and boost economic growth.

KOMPONEN PARIWISATA DAN DAYA DUKUNG KAWASAN DI PULAU LIWUNGAN

Tanjung Lesung is one of the priority tourism destinations expected to provide a distribution of tourism activities in the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia to support the equitable distribution of community welfare, open employment, and business opportunities, while also providing solutions for tourism areas in Indonesia that have reached their carrying capacity. As a result, it is critical to assess how the state of the tourism component (attraction, accessibility, amenity), tourism carrying capacity, and visitor experience may be used as a guide for the growth of tourism in the Tanjung Lesung Area. Mixed methods or hybrid methods are used in the research. According to the findings of the tourism component condition, existing tourist sites have their attractions but are not supported by suitable access and amenities. Snorkeling, diving, seagrass tours, and beach recreation are just a few of the activities available. Apart from the difficulty in obtaining public transportation, the port conditions of Tanjung Jaya Village, which is the only community-managed access to Liwungan Island, are still worrying. Because tourism is stagnating on Liwungan Island, decent amenities are not yet available. Liwungan Island's carrying capacity still allows it to house and transport 30-80 people per visit. Based on the carrying capacity of the area, the following activities can be calculated: snorkeling, diving, seagrass tourism, and beach recreation, all of which have the potential to attract additional tourists. If there is a boom in tourist visits in the future, a tourism governance strategy can be developed for tourist destinations that are still viable, such as Kampung Wisata Cikadu. Then, based on the results of the Liwungan Island tourist experience survey, it was discovered that travelers' expectations of the experience they had while visiting Liwungan Island were not met. As a result, the researchers urge that the community's role in determining entry charges and managing Liwungan Island tourist attractions be reviewed.

SURVIVING STRATEGY OF TOURISM SECTOR WORKERS IN BANDUNG DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on social and economic life, especially in Indonesia. In the city of Bandung itself, this impact is felt for workers in the tourism sector such as travel business owners, tour leaders, tour guides and tourism bus drivers. The writing of this research was carried out with the aim of knowing the negative impacts felt by tourism sector workers in the city of Bandung during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this study, the authors used a direct interview method using a semi-structured interview guide instrument, with the direction of the interview aimed at: 1) Knowing the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic felt by tourism workers. 2) Knowing the survival strategies carried out by tourism workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic. From the two subtitles, it can be seen that the direct impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tourism business actors in the city of Bandung is seen from the income aspect. Most tourism workers in Bandung City have lost their livelihoods during the Covid-19 pandemic. So that requires tourism business actors to change professions in order to survive, such as: a) Selling used cars. b) Selling designs online. c) Selling catering. d) Changing the vehicle business unit from tourism buses to inter-island buses. e) Become a private driver or online. f) Selling used clothes online. g) Selling juice and hydroponic vegetable cultivation. h) Opening employment opportunities for other affected tourism business actors in the form of local courier applications in the city of Bandung. i) Selling frozen food.

LOCAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN GEOTOURISM HIKING IN KAMPUNG KINIRASAN, RANAU, SABAH

Geotourism is a form of sustainable tourism that focuses on the knowledge of the geological features of the earth by encouraging understanding, appreciation and conservation of the environment and culture as well as providing benefits to the local community. It was created to improve the well-being and standard of living of the local community through involvement in tourism while preserving the local environment, culture and heritage. This study was conducted to examine the level of readiness, acceptance and involvement of the local community in geotourism-hiking project around Bukit Balingkadus, Kampung Kinirasan, Ranau. Quantitative research is done by distributing questionnaires to the respondents. The results of the analysis showed that the local community is ready to get involved in the geotourism-hiking project. Incentives and returns earned will encourage their enthusiasm to be actively involved in this project. The project is also seen to be able to open new employment opportunities and raising the living standards of the local community. Cooperation between all parties is essential in order to achieve the sustainable development objectives of the geotourism-hiking project carried out. Further studies need to be conducted in the future.

Factors shifting employment in communities in Takalar Regency

Employment changes that occur in communities in the agricultural sector, namely fishermen and farmers, are caused by several factors that influence it. These factors are caused by erratic/low wages in the agricultural sector, a low view of employment in the agricultural sector, and boredom felt by people who work in the agricultural sector. This study aims to describe the factors of shift in employment in the community in Bontolebang Village, Galesong Utara District, Takalar Regency and the results show that during the period studied, from February to March 2019, there were 2 factors that influenced the shift in labor, namely the driving force for labor exit from the agricultural sector such as erratic wages, low views on agriculture and saturation/boredom and labor pull factors choosing to work in the nonagricultural sector such as open employment opportunities, fixed income and more promising.

Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa Renon Melalui Pembuatan Hand Sanitizer Organik di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19

Antiseptics are substances that can inhibit the growth and development of pathogenic microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi. aloe vera is a functional plant that is widely cultivated in Indonesia. Research shows aloe vera contains saponins, flavonoids, polyphenols, and tannins which are antiseptic. By utilizing aloe vera in Renon village, especially on Jalan Tukad Badung 18, Bali, South Denpasar, it can help local communities to maintain or develop the family economy during this pandemic. By introducing innovative and creative antiseptic products or hand sanitizers and the addition of aloe vera and lime juice, this product can make this product a way of dealing with viruses and bacteria in the midst of the Covid-19 virus in Indonesia so that people can maintain a healthy lifestyle.One of the goals is to make innovative products that are good for health and open employment opportunities for students and the general public. Hand sanitizers made of aloe vera are effective at killing germs and are also very efficient and economical during the Covid-19 pandemic.

What Drives Migration to Europe? Survey Experimental Evidence from Lebanon

What drives people to migrate? Amid a stark increase in international migration at the global scale, we lack individual-level evidence that causally adjudicates between migration’s many drivers. We implement a survey experiment in Northern Lebanon—a hotbed of international migration—to a random sample of 1,000 Syrian refugees and 1,000 Lebanese residents. Respondents were shown the profile of a hypothetical Syrian refugee and asked whether they recommended that the refugee migrate to the European Union. The vignette randomly primed five prominent causes of migration, including push factors (political instability and poverty) and pull factors (open borders, employment opportunities, and cultural openness). We find that pull factors outweighed push factors, suggesting that migrants carefully weigh their chances in Europe. Still, all five primes yielded positive effect sizes, which underlines that prominent theories of migration are complements, not substitutes. Taken together, the evidence suggests that empirical models of migration can be improved if they take into consideration both pull and push factors, rather than prioritizing one over the other.

Minat Berwirausaha Kaum Wanita di Kota Purwokerto

This study aims to identify the factors that encourage women's interest in entrepreneurship. This research uses a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques were carried out through observation, in-depth interviews, and discussions. Based on the sampling technique using purposive sampling method and snowball sampling, it obtained 30 respondents. Data analysis using data analysis model Miles and Huberman. The results showed that (1) as many as 56.7% of women entrepreneurs who have run their businesses for more than 3 years, (2) as many as 80% of women entrepreneurs are engaged in the culinary field, (3) as many as 30% of informants got the initial idea to open a business to distribute hobbies, as well as (4) factors that encourage women's interest in entrepreneurship are seeing business opportunities as much as 40%, the desire to improve self-efficacy by 23.4%, having flexibility in time and opening employment opportunities as much as 13.3%, and the desire to manage finances itself as much as 10%. The implications of this research are (1) business owners need a strong entrepreneurial spirit and commitment in running a business as one of the keys to success in developing a business (2) people who want to be entrepreneurial can increase their discernment to see and seize business opportunities, (3) the government, especially government agencies. related needs to be more active in empowering and fostering women entrepreneurs, especially in terms of business management capabilities.

Cash For Work? Extreme Poverty Solutions Based on Sustainable Development

This article discusses how cash for work and the goals of sustainable development as solutions to extreme poverty. Lack of employment in villages is a factor in poverty in Indonesia. The cash for work program is an innovation of the central government and village government with village funds to provide productive activities to reduce poverty, and as a commitment of Indonesia to implement global goals, namely sustainable development goals. The research was conducted in the Village of Mekar Sari Ness, Village that implemented the program and faced challenges of poverty and unemployment. This study uses qualitative methods with descriptive statistical analysis using Nvivo12 plus data processing applications and using crosstab analysis. Sources of data obtained through government websites and application services, report documents, and journalism-related to the matter to be examined. This research concludes program cash for work can increase income per capita following SDGs standards, can open employment opportunities, especially for the rural poor and have a significant impact on optimizing village funds. Challenges going forward are managing village funds that must be in line with Ministry regulations, recruitment of workers and skills aimed at the poor and marginalized, as well as timeliness in implementing programs.