Judul: Analisis Biaya Pemanenan Untuk Menentukan Upah Minimum
Abstrak: Minimum wage is the lowest wage that will be used as a standard by the employer to determine the real wages of workers who work in the company. The minimum wage aims to enable a worker is able to meet the minimum needs of his own life. This study aims to calculate the production cost and the results obtained workers labor in logging activities in order to determine the minimum wage of workers as well as being an effort to increase labor productivity to achieve the welfare of workers. This research was carried out questionnaires to timber cutting workers at RPH Maribaya, BKPH Parung Panjang, KPH Bogor 36 people (6 teams) and discussions with the foreman in the region as well as the questionnaire to forest communities Desa Tapos and Barengkok number 36 adults who are married . The data obtained is a form of description of prevailing wage in the region and analyzed the suitability to the needs of the community life. The results showed that the wages earned by workers felling does not comply with the minimum wage set by the government, but the reward has been able to sustain their community.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), harvest workers, minimum wage, Production cost, Labor productivity

Judul: Analisis dampak kebijakan upah minimum terhadap tingkat kemiskinan Indonesia
Abstrak: Indonesia merupakan negara dengan kekayaan alam dan budaya yang melimpah, namun tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia masih saja tinggi, meskipun setiap tahunnya tingkat kemiskinan Indonesia mengalami penurunan. Salah satu kebijakan di bidang ketenagakerjaan untuk mengentaskan masalah kemiskinan adalah kebijakan upah minimum. Kebijakan Upah Minimum Provinsi dibuat dengan tujuan meningkatkan kesejahteraan para pekerja sehingga merupakan salah satu kebijakan yang akhirnya diharapkan dapat mengurangi tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia. Fakta menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia masih saja tinggi meskipun kebijakan UMP tersebut telah diterapkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat dampak kebijakan Upah Minimum Provinsi terhadap tingkat kemiskinan Indonesia periode tahun 2007-2012. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode analisis data panel dengan model estimasi terbaik yaitu fixed effect model (FEM). Hasil analisis regresi menunjukkan bahwa variabel Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB), Upah Minimum Provinsi (UMP), dan tingkat pendidikan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap tingkat kemiskinan. Upah Minimum Provinsi (UMP) memiliki pengaruh yang negatif dan signifikan terhadap tingkat kemiskinan di Indonesia selama periode penelitian.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University, Institut Pertanian Bogor, IPB, Panel data, Level of poverty; Provincial minimum wage; Natural resources; Poverty; Fixed effect model;

Judul: Hydroxyapatite-Chitosan Composite Coating on Stainless Steel 316 to Improve Corrosion Resistance
Abstrak: Metals that were used in bone implantation should have good corrosion resistance that were not easily corroded when implanted into the body. Metal corrosion resistance of stainless steel 316 can be enhanced through the metal coating by hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite with composition ratio of hydroxyapatite (gram) and chitosan 3% (mL) 0.2:0, 0.2:0.1, 0.2:0.5, 0.2:1.0, and 0.2:1.5. Besides improving the corrosion resistance of metal, the presence of chitosan also maintain the position of hydroxyapatite on metal surfaces. Corrosion resistance increases with increasing amount of chitosan added and the best composition of hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite was 0.2:1.0.
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