Self-taught Online Graphic Designer in Salaman, Magelang: Between Art Work, Decent Work and Vulnerable Work

Petrus Bangsa

2021

Abstract

Digital economy has opened up opportunities for anyone who mastered this technology to join in digital capitalism. The subject of this study was the self-taught online graphic designer community in Salaman, Magelang, Central Java. By take part in the contest at the 99designs crowdsourcing platform, they have experienced expansion of opportunities that provide financial empowerment. Initially they were workers in the informal sector that had difficulty entering established economic sectors. But empowerment they get from this online platform overshadowed by the issue of labour relations such as working hours, work status, wages, rights and work protection. But they did not question this because mainly their financial condition was much better. The government even welcomed this situation as a local achievement in the international world. This research was conducted during the period of 2020 in Kaliabu village, Central Java as the basis for the self-taught online graphic designer community with the largest members in Indonesia. Data collected by observation, interviews with relevant interviewees, focus group discussions, and literature study. Indeed, the digital industry promises to change the level of the economy for the better, but there is a threat of vulnerability to digital workers, especially regarding relationships and work status.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bangsa P. (2021). Self-taught Online Graphic Designer in Salaman, Magelang: Between Art Work, Decent Work and Vulnerable Work. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS, ISBN 978-989-758-604-0, pages 300-305. DOI: 10.5220/0010751200003112

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-hums21,
author={Petrus Bangsa},
title={Self-taught Online Graphic Designer in Salaman, Magelang: Between Art Work, Decent Work and Vulnerable Work},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,},
year={2021},
pages={300-305},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010751200003112},
isbn={978-989-758-604-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,
TI - Self-taught Online Graphic Designer in Salaman, Magelang: Between Art Work, Decent Work and Vulnerable Work
SN - 978-989-758-604-0
AU - Bangsa P.
PY - 2021
SP - 300
EP - 305
DO - 10.5220/0010751200003112