Strategi Kelompok Buruh Perempuan dalam Memanfaatkan Modal Sosial untuk Meningkatkan Aksesibilitas Pasar (Studi di Kelompok Buruh Perempuan “Tani Rejo” dalam Mengakses Industri Emping Melinjo di Kecamatan Limpung, Kabupaten Batang, Provinsi Jawa Tengah)

This paper discusses (1) power relation pattern between emping maker  labor and employer in managing emping mlinjo industry, (2) female group “Tani  Rejo” as female labor association in internal affair or in relation to external actor,  and (3) implication occurring due to emerging female labor association. The paper is  based on research done on female labor of emping industry in Ngaliyan village,  Limpung district, Batang regency, Central Java province. Result of the research indicates that (1) women associated in Tani Rejo group leave  from social construction binding them for long time. They use it as economic and  sociological association. (2) by joining in Tani Rejo group, female labor get welfare  benefit in material and non material aspects and democracy, polity education and  other supporting insight that is very useful in social setting and household. (3) From  activities the group does indicate that negotiation strategy is social tradition  transformation to economic area. The social tradition is social capital the female  labors have. Social capital is transformed into formal organization. Then, the  organization does economic activities using social capital. (4) Existence of Tani Rejo  as social modal did not give significant implication in relation between labor and  employers, because Tani Rejo emerge as new actor that is still weak in human  resource and capital resource.