THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVE INI INCREASING; ABOR’S ECONOMY AT PT NUSANTARA IV TOBASARI SIMALUNGUN REGENCY

The  role  of  cooperative  in  increasing  society’s  economy  is  strongly  hoped  byIndonesian people, it is as an national economic piliar. The problem is how is the role ofcooperative in increasing labor’s economy and the government’s role in developing cooperative?The objective of research is to know the role of cooperative in increasing labor’s economy and the government’s role indeveloping cooperative experienced by Cooperative inTea Plantation of PTP Nusantara IV Tobasari Simalungun Regency. This research used descriptive analysis with juridical normative and empiric approaches. The location of researdh was in Tea Plantation of PTP Nusantara IV Tobasari Simalungun Regency and Service Office of Cooperative Simalungun Regency.The result of this research indicates that role of cooperative is not successful in increasing labor’s economy. It is because the Askep (Assistant Manager) and the Head of Cooperative are combined and automatically, they do not focus in their job and they were not responsible for their job. In fact he has 5 main jobs, 4 Assistants, 1 papam. Besides the weakness of Government in performing training or education especially in Cooperative.Kewords: cooperative role, economic increase, labo