traders, 2 persons from the Agriculture Office, and 2
from the Kecamatan (subdistrict officers) Data
collection methods were conducted through in-depth
interviews, secondary data, and field observations.
While to analyze the data, the writers use interactive
analysis (Miles et al, 2014); an analysis consisting of
four activity lines of data collection, condensation
data, data presentation, and conclusion.
3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Pace and Faules (1994) define conflict as an
expression of contention between individuals or
groups for several reasons. In this view, dispute
shows the difference between two or more
individuals. Meanwhile, Miall, et al (1999) states that
conflict is the opposite difference and has its own
peculiarities. Miall categorizes conflicts into 2 types:
symmetrical and asymmetric conflicts. A
symmetrical conflict is a conflict of equal importance,
such as a conflict between two individuals or two
organizations. While asymmetric conflict is a conflict
of interest that arises between different parties such
as government conflicts with insurgent groups. In this
case, asymmetrical conflict has a syllogism that the
top level always wins and the lowest level always
loses.
The conflict between smoked fish merchants and
the Surabaya City Government is an asymmetrical
conflict. This conflict occurred between the Surabaya
city governments as a government institution with
smoked fish traders as a community of street vendors.
Surabaya city government has the power to regulate
the presence of smoked fish traders (which is the
category of street vendors) in an effort to beautify and
order the urban planning of a city. Meanwhile,
smoked fish traders group as a target group that must
comply with the rules of the government. To
strengthen the role as regulator, the Government of
Surabaya City enforces the Regional Regulation
number 17 of 2003 on Structuring and Empowerment
of Street Traders. In Chapter II, article 2 on the
Management of the Place of Business, it is mentioned
that: 1). Business activities of street hawkers can be
done in the Region, 2). Regional Head is authorized
to assign, move and remove the location of street
hawkers, 3). Stipulation, evacuation, and location
removal of the street vendors shall be regulated
considering the social, economic, order and
environmental hygiene interests of the surrounding
area. 4) The Regional Head is also authorized to
prohibit the use of certain public utility land as a place
of business of street vendors, 5). Everyone is
prohibited from trading with street vendors at public
facilities that are prohibited as a place of business of
street vendors. Whereas in Article 3, it is explained
that the Head of Region or appointed official has the
authority to: a) stipulate and regulate the business
activities of the street vendors, b) establish and
manage the number of street vendors at their location,
c) specify the types of traded goods and d) arrange
props for street vendors. Based on the formal rules,
the Surabaya city government argued that the
relocation of smoked fish traders is for their sake of
social, economic, orderliness, and environmental
hygiene.
According to Galtung (2003), conflicts can be
prevented or regulated if conflicting parties can find
ways or methods of negotiating differences of
interests and agree on rules to govern conflict. In
other words, conflicts can be resolved depending on
how the conflict resolves so as not to develop into a
disadvantage. In this regard, Fisher (2001) mentions
that there is an attempt to address the causes of
conflict and then seek to build a lasting relationship
between the disputants. As Mindes (2006) argues that
conflict resolution is the ability to resolve a difference
that requires skill in negotiating, compromising, and
justice. Meanwhile, Dahrendorf (1998) mentions that
there are three forms of conflict arrangements
commonly used as conflict resolution: 1)
Conciliation, where all parties discuss and argue
openly to reach an agreement without the party
monopolizing the conversation or imposing the will.
2) Mediation, when both parties agree to seek advice
from a third party. 3) Arbitration, both sides agreed
to have a final, legal decision from the arbitrator as a
way out of the conflict.
In relation to how to resolve the conflict in the
relocation of smoked fish traders, the Surabaya City
Government uses conciliation method. How
conciliation taken is a discussion to reach a mutual
agreement. There have been 5 discussions that
resulted in a mutual agreement to address the
problems related to the relocation. Here is a table of
conciliation activities undertaken between the
Surabaya City Government with a smoked fish trader.
Table 2: The Conciliation between Surabaya City
Government and Smoke Fish Traders.
1.The sub-
district head
and staff from
Bulak sub-
district
Delaying
relocation of
smoked fish
traders
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