DAMPAK KENAIKAN UPAH MINIMUM TERHADAP HARGA DAN KESEMPATAN KERJA STUDI KASUS INDUSTRI TEKSTIL DI INDONESIA

The recent appearance of strikes and demontrations in the indonesian textile industrial sector is caused by the low-salary rates/wages which are received by workers.As a result the government decided to fix minimum wages aiming at protecting and increasing the workers’ welfare and as a safety nets to the new growing industries. However this situation is seen to have already created a negative tendency in relation to prices and job opportunities. The problems presented in this research study where alalyzed using the input-output model. Using the demandployee opportunities where analyzed in relation to the increases in salararies/wages. From the research done, it was observed that the recent increase in minimum wages will lead to a slight relattive increase in the general price levels. This is possibly as a result of the relatively small increase/additions in the coefficient values in the textile industry. However using simulations the increase in wage for families with two children in relation to their (minimum physical needs) and families with three children in relation to the same issu in good enough. Besides that, this given increase in wage also has a positive dhange toward the outlook of industrial output. As a result, this also have got a positive influence toward job opportunities