Revealing the Social Life and Local Knowledge of the Descendants of Contract Workers on the Deli Tobacco Plantation

Rosramadhana Rosramadhana, Tappil Rambe, Pristi Suhendro, Erino Nainggolan, Meira Simbolon

2024

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the adaptation process of former contract laborers on Deli tobacco plantations, to explore the existence of former contract laborers on Deli tobacco plantations and to reveal the living conditions of the community of former contract laborers on Deli tobacco plantations in Saentis Village, Deli Serdang Regency. The research method used in data collection is qualitative research with an ethnographic approach, research is carried out directly (offline). The collection of data used in this research is observation, direct interviews, and documentation. The results of this research found that the adaptation process of migrant communities from Java to the land of Deli was to improve the family economy so that Javanese people continue to live in the land of Deli until now. Javanese ethnic life before working on the Deli tobacco plantation was still a poor situation, after the Javanese were brought to Deli land to work as contract laborers on the Deli tobacco plantation, their family's fate changed. The lives of the coolies and their descendants are prosperous and fulfilled. The existence of Deli tobacco plantation workers still resides in the village of Saentis .

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Rosramadhana R., Rambe T., Suhendro P., Nainggolan E. and Simbolon M. (2024). Revealing the Social Life and Local Knowledge of the Descendants of Contract Workers on the Deli Tobacco Plantation. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS; ISBN 978-989-758-752-8, SciTePress, pages 31-39. DOI: 10.5220/0013409100004654

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ichels24,
author={Rosramadhana Rosramadhana and Tappil Rambe and Pristi Suhendro and Erino Nainggolan and Meira Simbolon},
title={Revealing the Social Life and Local Knowledge of the Descendants of Contract Workers on the Deli Tobacco Plantation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS},
year={2024},
pages={31-39},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013409100004654},
isbn={978-989-758-752-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Humanities Education, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICHELS
TI - Revealing the Social Life and Local Knowledge of the Descendants of Contract Workers on the Deli Tobacco Plantation
SN - 978-989-758-752-8
AU - Rosramadhana R.
AU - Rambe T.
AU - Suhendro P.
AU - Nainggolan E.
AU - Simbolon M.
PY - 2024
SP - 31
EP - 39
DO - 10.5220/0013409100004654
PB - SciTePress