IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF TRADITIONAL MARKET TRADERS IN RAWAK HULUVILLAGE,SEKADAUHULUSUBDISTRICT,SEKADAUREGENCY

Abstract

Devi Wahyuni: Impact of The Covid-19 Pandemic on The Economic Well-Beingof Traditional Market Traders in Rawak Hulu Village, Sekadau Hulu Subdistrict,Sekadau Regency. Thesis of Social Development Study Program, Faculty ofSocialandPoliticalSciences,Tanjungpura University,Pontianak2022.

This study aims to determine the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the welfareof traditional market traders, and to determine the efforts made by traders inimprovingwelfareduringthecovid-19pandemic.Thistypeofresearchisdescriptive research with a qualitative approach, namely this research aims todescribe and explain what is in the research location. The informants in this studywereone staffof RawakHulu Villagein the welfareDivision andfive traderswhohadlongtradedinthetraditionalmarketofRawakwhowereconsideredtobe able to answer the results of this research. The results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the welfare of the traditional market traders ofRawak. The impact is a lack of income, a lack of buyers and also causes thedismissal of employees who have worked for a long time. But not just standingstill,theaffectedtradersarealsomakingeffortstogettheirwelfarebacktowhatit was before. Efforts are being made, such as adding new businesses, such asbeinga bridalmake-upandreceivingready-to-eatvegetablecareandothers.There is no assistance provided by the government to improve their welfare anddeveloptheirabilities astraders.

Keywords:Impact, Covid-19Pandemic,TradersWelfare.