SOCIAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SURABAYA CITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES POST-CLOSE OF DOLLY LOCALIZATION
Abstract
The Surabaya City Government's policy to close the localization of Dolly, became a shocking news in 2014, due to the efforts of resistance from the prostitutes and pimps in Dolly, because later this will have an economic impact on the people living around the area. that. With various preparations and capabilities, in the end the Surabaya City Government succeeded in closing the Dolly localization which is very popular and is the largest in Southeast Asia. Closing Dolly's localization is a dilemma. On the one hand, prostitution is contrary to religious teachings and will have an unfavorable effect on the growth of children's souls around the localization, on the other hand there are problems or socio-economic impacts that require solutions as the best solutions.
This study uses a qualitative method and a descriptive approach to examine the policies of the Surabaya City Government in closing the localization of Dolly between and its socio-economic impact on former prostitutes and pimps as well as the community around the localization. The research focuses on assessing the socio-economic impacts after the closure of Dolly's localization as well as alternative policies from the Surabaya City Government towards former prostitutes, pimps and the community around Dolly's area, who have been living from Dolly's prostitution.
In reality, the closure of Dolly's lokalisasi on June 28, 2014 still raises polemics, especially for those who get income from the area, such as prostitutes and pimps, and traders, motorcycle taxi drivers, or pedicab drivers. So far, Dolly's localization has provided a livelihood for residents around the localization. Similar to several evictions in Indonesia, the relocation of economic centers from one place to another always creates fear for economic actors. Various kinds of people's fears are related to their disbelief that the new place will be more promising and earn an income equivalent to what they received at Dolly. If it is seen that the existence of prostitution is built on the basis of business logic, there is supply and demand, where prostitutes need money and their customers need sexual satisfaction. The former prostitutes in Dolly's localization will still be able to operate freely as long as there are still customers who want them even though they have to work outside the Dolly area.
The closure of Dolly, which was carried out by the Surabaya City Government, requires alternative socio-economic policies to meet the needs of former Dolly sex workers as well as for residents around the closed locations. Where there must be a poverty alleviation program as well as the skills possessed by former PSK Dolly as well as capital for them to open a business as the best alternative way, so that former sex workers and pimps can do halal work. However, there are still many concerns as a result of Dolly's closure, namely the existence of covert prostitution that is widespread in places that cannot be monitored by the Surabaya City government. So the Surabaya City Government needs to improve the quality and quantity in programs that can prosper former prostitutes and the community around the localization area. The government must also continue to supervise, so that there is no covert prostitution after the closure of Dolly's localization.
