Economic status of waste pickers in Bantar Gebang compared to other workers in Indonesia
Economic status of waste pickers in Bantar Gebang compared to other workers in Indonesia
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Bantar Gebang 垃圾捡拾者与印度尼西亚其他工人的经济状况比较
DOI：
10.1016/j.habitatint.2021.102501
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
6.8
通讯作者：
Watanabe Kohei
中科院分区：
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作者：
Sasaki Shunsuke;Choi Yunhee;Watanabe Kohei
本研究回顾了废物拾荒者目前的收入水平，以提供见解，这将有助于确定适当的工资水平，回收在一个潜在的综合废物管理系统。选择西爪哇（印度尼西亚的一个省）的贝卡西市的Bantar Gebang垃圾填埋场作为调查地点。由于管理不善，垃圾填埋场的运作与开放式垃圾场没有什么不同，非正式的垃圾收集者在现场积极收集垃圾。因此，这一案例是探讨拾荒者收入水平的一个很好的起点。该分析基于2010年2月至2020年3月期间对78个家庭的156名居民进行的890天实地调查和结构化访谈的定量数据。结果表明，拾荒者的平均家庭月收入为2 401 697.7印尼盾（197.0美元）。拾荒者的人均收入（1，200，848.9印尼盾）低于正规和非正规部门所有行业和职业的人均收入。即使是平均收入最高的独立拾荒者的人均收入（1，800，023.8印尼盾）也低于法律的最低工资（2，250，000印尼盾）。当家庭中有一个以上工人时，人均收入低于法律的最低工资;然而，当家庭中只有一个工人时（家庭收入相当于个人收入），人均收入与法律的最低工资相同。
This study reviews the current income level of waste pickers to provide insights that will help determine adequate wage levels for recyclers in a potential integrated waste management system. The Bantar Gebang landfill of Bekasi City in West Java (a province of Indonesia) has been selected as the survey site. The landfill is operated not unlike an open dumpsite due to poor management, and informal waste pickers actively collect waste on the site. Therefore, this case is an excellent starting point from which to explore the income levels of waste pickers. The analysis is based on qualitative data obtained from an 890-day field survey and quantitative data from structured interviews with 156 residents from 78 households between February 2010 and March 2020. The results show that the average monthly household income of waste pickers was IDR 2,401,697.7 (US$ 197.0). The waste pickers’ income per person (IDR 1,200,848.9) was below that of all industries and occupations in the formal and informal sectors. Even the income per person of independent waste pickers (IDR 1,800,023.8), who had the highest average income, was below the legal minimum wage (IDR 2,250,000). When there was more than one worker in the household, the income per capita was lower than the legal minimum wage; however, when there was only one worker in the household (where the household income corresponds to the individual income), the income per capita was at the same level as the legal minimum wage.