The Phenomenon of Construction Informal Workers in Housing Projects During the Covid-19 Pandemic Maranatha Wijayaningtyas, Ellysa Nursanti, and Dimas Indra Laksmana
Institut Teknologi Nasional Malang
Abstract
The emergence of the Covid-19 epidemic has influenced alterations in the real estate market. Since the epidemic, housing development in Indonesia has been badly impacted, especially labor, which is crucial to the success of housing development. In addition, most workers in housing developments are informal workers who behave differently than formal or permanent workers. This study aimed to examine the phenomena of informal workers in housing developments during the Covid-19 pandemic using qualitative phenomenological approaches. Ten informal worker informants, five project supervisor in-formants, and two housing developer informants were chosen for in-depth interviews based on preset criteria. In housing construction projects, implementing the health protocol and compliance with Occupational Health and Safety rules increased the awareness of informal workers. The fact that in-formal laborers prioritize health and safety during the Covivirus-19 outbreak is encouraging for building developers. Thus, the risk of housing construction projects decreases, and it is hoped that the government^s program to build one million homes will be successful. In addition, the government can create in-incentive-related policies for informal employees who implemented the health protocol during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Keywords: Covid-19, Health and Safety, Housing Project, Construction Informal Worker
