Social Conflict Resolution Between Communities And Palm Oil Plantation Companies Through Local Labor Empowerment In West Aceh District

Abstract

This research departs from the importance of resolving social conflicts between oil palm plantation companies through empowering local workers. For the sustainability of the oil palm plantation business and improving people's welfare. Article 74 paragraph (2) of Law Number 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability Companies (UUPT) and Article 2 paragraph (1) letter e of Law Number 19 of 2003 concerning State-Owned Enterprises. Although efforts have been made to resolve conflicts between communities and oil palm plantation companies in West Aceh, the conflict has not yet been resolved. This study is to analyze the barriers to resolving social conflicts between social conflicts between communities and oil palm plantation companies in West Aceh. This study uses a sociological juridical approach to look more deeply at the effectiveness of law in society. The research uses primary data and secondary data as well as field data in West Aceh. Secondary data by searching the literature related to the research focus. Data collection techniques were carried out through structured interviews with the parties involved in this study. The results of the study show that the inhibiting factor for conflict resolution between the community and oil palm plantation companies in West Aceh is that many productive age villagers do not work and the empowerment program is not empowered to be on target. This study produces a model for empowering local workers by utilizing the benefits through the CSR budget to provide job training to people of productive age aged 18-35 years.