THE EMPOWERMENT IN ACCELERATION AND DEFENCE OF POVERTY IN DISTRICT OF INDRAMAYU, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

Abstract

Poverty is the urgent problem of state that need immediate treatment.Vulnerable to poverty rates can affect national tolerance. In 2009, total population of Indramayu, West Java are 1.7 million with the number of poverty up to 319.630 people (17,99%). Data from SUSENAS shows that in the number of poverty in Indramayu decrease every yearbut still the second highest poverty in West Java. The number of employment doesnt match with the amount of the citizen, so the poor community in Indramayu District need look for jobs abroad as a TKI (Migrant Worker). In 2014, Indramayu is a district with the most citizen becoming migrant worker in West Java.The data from BNP2TKI shows that the amount of TKI in Indramayu. Decreasing the amount of TKI in Indramayu cause the major part of former TKI choose to join groups of Small and Medium Industry instead become TKI. Not many former migrant workers join The Small and Medium Industry-Industri Kecil Menengah (IKM) because the income generated is not as much as being a migrant worker.The objective of this research is to explain the commitment of the Government of Indramayu District to the Existence of IKM for former Women Labor in Balongan Subdistrict. The method used in this research is descriptive method with qualitative approach. The data gathered with observation method, interview and documentation. The result of this research shows the empowerment in an Acceleration and Defence against Poverty in District of Indramayu involving Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah (SKPD). Keywords : poverty, an acceleration about defence of poverty, sustainability about small and medium industry