Wage Protection for Women Workers in the Weaving Industry in Tanah Datar: An Islamic Economic Perspective
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31958/jeh.v11i1.16773Keywords:
Female Workers, Wage System, Weaving Industry, Islamic Economics, Wage ProtectionAbstract
The weaving industry is a creative economic sector in Tanah Datar Regency that relies heavily on female workers. However, wage practices in this informal sector still face challenges in fulfilling the principles of fairness and adequacy required by labor regulations and Islamic economics. This study aims to analyze the wage system for female workers in the weaving industry in Tanah Datar from the perspective of Islamic wage principles. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, the study involved seven informants consisting of weaving industry managers and female weavers. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation, and analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model. Data validity was established through source triangulation. The findings reveal two management models: privately managed enterprises and foundation-managed enterprises. Privately managed industries have not fully implemented fair and adequate wage principles, as evidenced by delayed payments, discrepancies between wage agreements and actual payments, and wage levels below prevailing market standards. In contrast, foundation-managed industries have adopted wage practices that better reflect fairness, adequacy, and compliance with contractual agreements, consistent with Islamic economic principles. The novelty of this study lies in its comparative analysis of Islamic wage principles across two management models while emphasizing the protection of female workers. The study contributes empirical evidence to Islamic labor economics and offers practical implications for policymakers and industry managers in developing fairer, more transparent, and sustainable wage systems for female workers.
References
Akerlof, G. A., & Yellen, J. L. (1990). The fair wage-effort hypothesis and unemployment. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 105(2), 255–283. https://doi.org/10.2307/2937787
Anker, R., & Anker, M. (2017). Living wages around the world: Manual for measurement. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786431462
Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Tanah Datar. (2022). Kabupaten Tanah Datar dalam angka 2022. BPS Kabupaten Tanah Datar.
Hayya et al. (2025). Pengaruh ketimpangan gender dalam bidang ekonomi pembangunan di Indonesia: Kajian teoritis dan empiris. Innovative: Journal of Social Science Research, 5(1), 5934–5944. https://doi.org/10.31004/innovative.v5i1.17665
Hermawan, A. H., Warti, A. S., Putri, A. I., Anam, F., Suryani, F. I., Amalia, H. N., Hakiki, J. N., Srisunarni, N., Azizah, R., Zuhriyah, S. A., Fidawati, S. D., Adinda, T., & Latifah, U. (2022). Membangun narasi adil gender di perguruan tinggi. Yayasan Pusat Studi Lokahita.
Ibrahim, A., Bachtiar, N., & Primayesa, E. (2023). Who get paid higher? A study on wages decomposition between manufacturing and non-manufacturing workers in Indonesia. Jurnal Perspektif Pembiayaan dan Pembangunan Daerah, 10(6), 425–438. https://doi.org/10.22437/ppd.v10i6.20744
International Labour Organization. (2023). Women and men in the informal economy: A statistical update. International Labour Office.
Lazear, E. P. (2000). Performance pay and productivity. American Economic Review, 90(5), 1346–1361. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.90.5.1346
Maulana, M. (2023). The determinants of labour productivity in Indonesia. Parahyangan Economic Development Review, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.26593/pedr.v2i1.7366
Miles, M. B., Huberman, A. M., & Saldaña, J. (2014). Qualitative data analysis: A methods sourcebook (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.
Moleong, L. J. (2021). Metodologi penelitian kualitatif. PT Remaja Rosdakarya.
Pemerintah Republik Indonesia. (2021). Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 36 Tahun 2021 tentang pengupahan.
Putra, I. P. A. P. (2024). Perempuan dan ketenagakerjaan: Fenomenologi pengalaman hidup penenun Endek di Bali. Indonesian Gender and Society Journal, 5(2), 76–83. https://doi.org/10.23887/igsj.v5i2.89779
Republik Indonesia. (2003). Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 13 Tahun 2003 tentang ketenagakerjaan.
Republik Indonesia. (2023). Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 6 Tahun 2023 tentang penetapan Peraturan Pemerintah Pengganti Undang-Undang Nomor 2 Tahun 2022 tentang cipta kerja menjadi Undang-Undang.
Rimbawati, P. R. N. (Ed.). (2023). Perempuan dan ekonomi kreatif tenun: Perspektif gender. Penerbit BRIN. https://doi.org/10.55981/brin.588
Riyadi, S., Tjendani, H. T., & Wulandari, E. (2025). Analysis of the piecework pay system in improving work performance productivity in the construction of SMK school buildings in Caruban District, Madiun Regency. Enrichment: Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 2(12). https://doi.org/10.55324/enrichment.v2i12.320
Rizal, M., & Mustapita, A. F. (2024). Effect of minimum wages on labor, welfare and economic growth: Evidence from East Java province. Optimum: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan, 14(1), 10–19. https://doi.org/10.12928/optimum.v14i1.8139
Sari, B. M., & Sugiarto. (2024). Income distribution of informal sector labor in Indonesia 2022. Journal of Indonesian Applied Economics, 12(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jiae.2024.012.01.1
Sugiyono. (2023). Metode penelitian kuantitatif, kualitatif dan R&D. Alfabeta.
World Bank. (2024). Women, business and the law 2024. World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-2063-2
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Febria Rahim, Rahmat Firdaus, Rizal, Jean Elikal Marna, Harry Murasyid
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:?á
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
