Abstract:
This study aimed to see differences in employment working in oil palm
plantations on mineral land and people of peatland in Bengkalis, and see how big the
role of palm oil plantations in the people themselves create employment and see the
difference in the level of labor productivity work between mineral soil and peat is.
The data used in The studies are primary and secondary data, primary data
obtained directly from a sample of respondents, while secondary data digunaka
sebaga supporting data taken from BPS Bengkalis and related agencies such as the
Department of Marine and Oil Kaupaten Bengkalis. The analysis used is descriptive
analysis of the menganilisi data and facts obtained from the description and
condition of the people in the oil palm plantations Bengkalis then tabulated in a table
and then linked with the theories related to the issues discussed to draw conclusions.
Based on the results of research by the author shows that the absorption of
labor to work on peatland greater than in the mineral soil, it is seen in the process of
clearing and planting on peatland need workers 12 and 6 respectively, while the
mineral soil respectively 8 and 4 people per hectare. Total labor force that is able to
absorb up to 2010 on mineral land that is 1,764,256 people and 485,738 labor on
peatlands and the level of labor productivity in the field of minerals higher than in
peatlands, reaching 600 kg / ha for the workforce, while the peat was only 450 kg/ha.
