Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana cara melakukan siasat atau strategi bertahan hidup keluarga buruh tani di desa Alang – Alang Caruban Kecamatan Jogoroto Kabupaten Jombang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi fenomenologi. Penggalian data dilakukan melalui Observasi non partisispan, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan pemilihan informan ditentukan dengan purposive sampling. Data yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisa menggunakan teknik analisa deskriptif kualitatif, dan diperiksa keabsahan datanya menggunakan triangulasi sumber yang kemudian dianalisis dengan teori James C. Scott tentang Etika Subsistensi Moral Ekonomi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bhwa keluarga buruh tani mampu bertahan hidup di desanya yaitu Alang – Alang Caruban, serta mampu dalam memenuhi kebutuhannya maupun kebutuhan keluarganya. Hal itu dikarenakan mereka memiliki berbagai cara dan siasat yang sudah mereka terapkan, baik cara yang berbentuk aktif (menambah penghasilan) atau cara yang berbentuk pasif (mengelola pengeluaran dengan cara berhemat) dan mereka juga memanfaatkan jaringan sosial, jika sewaktu – waktu mereka membutuhkan bantuan, seperti halnya strategi – strategi yang dikemukakan oleh James C. Scott, yaitu pengelolaan konsumsi, alternatif subsistensi, dan jaringan sosial. Kata Kunci : Strategi, Buruh Tani, Bertahan Hidup, Jombang

The purpose of this study was to find out how to carry out a strategy or strategy for the survival of farm laborers' families in the village of Alang - Alang Caruban, Jogoroto District, Jombang Regency. This research uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological study approach. Data mining is done through non-participant observation. Interviews, and documentation. While the selection of informants is determined by purposive sampling. The data obtained were then analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis techniques, and the validity of the data was examined using source triangulation which was then analyzed with James C. Scott's theory of Ethical Moral Economic Subsistence. The results showed that the family of farm laborers were able to survive in their village, namely Alang - Alang Caruban, and were able to meet their needs and the needs of their families. That is because they have a variety of ways and tactics that they have implemented, both the active form (increasing income) or the passive form (managing expenses through frugality) and they also utilize social networks, if at any time they need help. As well as the strategies proposed by James C. Scott, namely consumption management, subsistence alternatives, and social networks. Keywords: Strategy, Farmers' Labor, Survival, Jombang

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