Article
Hubungan Antara Majikan dan Asisten Rumah Tangga di Kota Kendari
KABANTI : Jurnal Kerabat Antropologi, Vol. 10 No. 1 (2026), hlm. 126–138
Abstrak
This studyaims to determine the working relationship between employers and domestic assistants and strategies in maintaining the employment relationship between employers and domestic assistants in Kendari City. This research uses Acculturation theory according to Koentjaraningrat. The method in this study is qualitative descriptive with data collection techniques that combine observation techniques (observation) and in-depth interviews (Indepht Interview). The results of this study show that the relationship between employers and domestic assistants in Kendari City creates a transactional relationship and a family relationship. Transactional relationships occur when the employer and the domestic assistant make a contract / agreement in which there is an agreement such as the type of work the domestic assistant wants to do, working hours, to the wages that will be received by the domestic assistant. Then the strategy carried out by the employer in maintaining the relationship with the domestic assistant is to provide bonuses / monthly salaries, in addition to inviting the domestic assistant to vacation / refresing so as to make ART not feel bored with their daily activities. Furthermore, the employer also buys clothes and other necessities that the domestic assistant wants. In addition, domestic assistants also have strategies to keep their jobs so that employers are always happy with what they do. One strategy is to be honest and disciplined about his work and have responsibility for his work.