Analysis of Hagemonic Practices in the Application of Occupational Health and Safety at Production Units in Pt. Aneka Tambang, TBK UBPN Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi

Abstract

One of the factors causing conflict between workers and the company are unsafe working conditions due to the application of the Occupational Health and Safety is not running properly. The research problem is: “How the application of Occupational Health and Safety at production unit in PT. Antam Tbk UBPN Pomalaa and forms of hegemony practices carried by the company for the benefit of workers hegemonic.” Theoretically the Occupational Health and Safety system was made to protect workers. Gramci’s theory of hegemony is used to identify the non-coercive repression that occured in PT. Antam Pomalaa. The research method used is qualitative critical emancipatory. The results showed the hegemony of the practices in PT Antam Tbk UBPN Pomalaa namely: (1) The pressure on workers in the form of inhibition of the employee's career (Pressure on carrier) (2) Creation of internal trade union PerAntam. PerAntam is a rival union SPSI (Dis-cohesion Internal). (3) Efforts to construct reasoning employees that Occupational Health and Safety is not less important than the welfare and advancement. (Construction of Reason). (4) The provision of facilities and infrastructure Occupational Health and Safety which do not have the required quality (Abandonment). The argument of this study is a hegemonic social relationship will be lasting if and only if it started from an attempt hegemony through the construction of reason, internal dis-cohesion and pressure on what is considered important by subordinate groups.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n6p243