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Outside of the village, the most popular work destination among those who had work
experience was Bandung, where 16 36 of respondents with work experience having
worked there. Not surprisingly, the other popular work destination was Jakar ta with 12
27 having worked there. Only 2 respondents 5 of those with work experience had ever
worked outside of the country. Anecdotal evidence seemed to show that a larger number
of older village residents had worked outside of the country, par ticularly older women who
had worked as pembantu in countries such as Malaysia. The lack of survey respondents with
international experience may be a result of young international migrants not yet having
returned home or it may represent a shift in migrant jobs away from international migration
and towards the cities on Java in Indonesia. A more thorough survey, with a larger sample and
age-range, would be needed to clarify whether this is in fact a trend in Kebumen.
6.3. Concluding Thoughts from the Kebumen Case Study
The research findings from Kebumen show that young people, particularly those in junior high and
high school, are becoming increasingly active in their use of mobile phones and social media enabled
through their mobile phones. For the majority of villagers, however, SMS texts and calls via mobile
phones used to keep in touch with friends and family and sometimes assist with work were the
most popular uses of ICTs. For those searching for work outside the village, mobile phones have
made receiving relevant information from friends and family easier. However, among high school
aged youth, some have begun to look into ways of using social media and the Internet not only for
entertainment but also to look for job information. While the interest is there, most young people with
mobile Internet access appear to be not quite yet sure as to how best to utilize it.
On the local level, the district NakerTrans office may be able to make use of this information in
shaping better programs for providing accurate and timely job information to interested young
people in Kebumen district. For example, information posted at the main office in the city of
Kebumen could also be shared through a Kebumen NakerTrans Facebook page. Though the Kebumen
BAPPEDA office does have a website with news updates, this is likely not easily found or navigable
Option Checked
A Dari Saudara From a Relative
19 42
i f
Total Yang Sudah Pernah Bekerja Have already worked
45 100 Option
F Dari boss pekerjaan lain From a previous boss
0 0 G
Membuat pekerjaan sendiri Self-employed 0 0
H Dari Koran From a Newspaper
0 0 I
Dari Internet From the Internet 1 2
J Dari Selebaran From a Flyer
2 4 K
Lain-lain kebanyakan lewat sekolah Other 9 20
Total Yang Sudah Pernah Bekerja Have already worked
45 100
Source: Survey conducted by Author
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by the young people most often using the Internet through Facebook. Moreover, just as NakerTrans
has set up workshops to help villagers learn new skills that can be used to develop home industries,
the district government or high schools might also consider providing workshops or classes that teach
interested villagers about how to access relevant information on the Internet various website and
search resources, etc.. Eventually, other districts in Central Java, and possibly other parts of Indonesia,
may find it useful to follow these steps as well if similar trends exist in mobile Internet usage uptake
among young people in those areas.
Lastly, in terms of migrant workers, the local government could benefit in their understanding
of these groups and their needs by ensuring that village heads include migration data in the village
profiles that they update annually. However, resources such as trainings in home industry skills
should also be maintained an example of this came from a story from a Pengajian member in Pasir who
noted that a NakerTrans workshop had assisted her in learning how to make and sell snacks out
of leftover fish parts. Though migrant work may provide some relief for unemployment in villages
that are resource poor, more should be done to enhance the capability of villagers to make a stable
income within their own villages. In areas where farming is difficult because of the poor quality of
land, perhaps systems could be built to help with irrigation andor workshops could be initiated to
provide information on more productive farming techniques.
Option Checked
A Desa Ini This Village
25 57 B
Desa Lain di Kab Kebumen Another Village in the District 9 20
C Kota Kebumen Kebumen City
2 5 D
Jakarta 12 27
E Bandung
16 36 F
Jogjakarta 2 5
G Semerang
1 2 H
Surabaya 0 0
I Kota Lain di Jawa Another City in Java
6 14 J
Di Luar Pulau Jawa An Indonesian Island other than Java 3 7
K Di Luar Negara Outside of the Country
2 5
Total Yang Sudah Pernah Bekerja Have already worked
45 100
Source: Survey conducted by Author
Table 7: Locations where Karanggadung and Pasir Survey Respondents Have Worked
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7.1. Trust and Community
