TUMBUH SUBUR PEJUANG SUBUH MENGAIS REJEKI RONGSOKAN MASA PENDEMI COVID-19 DI PERUMAHAN TAMAN BANTEN LESTARI, KELURAHAN UNYUR, KECAMATAN SERANG, KOTA SERANG

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to: a) describe the portrait of the life of junk seekers in housing during the covid-19 pandemic, b) describe the strategies of junk seekers in housing in order to survive during the covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research with a qualitative approach in June 2021. The locus of this research is at Taman Banten Lestari Housing, Unyur Village, Serang District, Serang City. The informants of this research included 10 scavengers and various relevant parties related to the research theme. The technique of taking informants in this study was determined intentionally (purposive). Determination of informants is temporary and will develop after researchers in the field. Informants in the early stages of entering the field are selected by people who have power and authority in a system of objects under study, so that they are able to open the door where researchers will collect data. Methods of data collection using interviews, observation and documentation. The data were analyzed through qualitative analysis techniques by examining the data starting with examining all the collected data, studying the data, analyzing, compiling in a single unit, which was then categorized in the next stage and checking the validity of the data and defining it with analysis according to the ability of the researcher to make conclusions research. Based on the results of data analysis, it can be concluded that; (1) The life of a junk seeker in a housing complex during the covid-

19 pandemic there is a change in the price of junk items, one item of used mineral water bottles is clean, on weekdays he sells it at a price range of Rp. also dropped drastically to Rp.

1000.00/kg. (2) the strategy of the junk seekers in the housing complex in order to survive the covid-19 pandemic, carried out at the Taman Banten Lestari Housing must be early, since this morning the scavengers have been going around looking for junk items such as plastic bottles or glassware.