WANITA BAJAU TONGGAK KELUARGA NELAYAN ARTISANAL KAMPUNG MENGKABONG

WANITA BAJAU TONGGAK KELUARGA
NELAYAN ARTISANAL KAMPUNG
MENGKABONG, TUARAN, SABAH
(Bajau Women as A Key Workforce in Artisanal Fishermen
Family in Mengkabong Village, Tuaran, Sabah)
Mohammad Raduan bin Mohd Ariff, Thirunaukarasu Subramaniam &
Mohammad Sharir bin Mohd Raduan
Abstract
Fishermen comprise mainly men engaged in fishing activities. Women are however
involved mainly in grading tasks, packaging and processing of fish. This article
attempts to show that the female Bajau in Kampung Mengkabong, Tuaran, Sabah
is also engaged in fishing activities using traditional methods. They sell fish and
other fishery products. More interestingly, they play a key role in the management
and administration of family finances. This paper explains how they
simultaneously perform fishing-related activities, marketing, managing family
finances and subsequently saving. The Bajau community is commonly associated
with fishing activities, and, consequently, living below the hardcore poverty line
as portrayed by several studies. However, the findings of this study suggest
otherwise. This study is based on a survey conducted on fifty Bajau women who
are involved in various fishery activities, from production to marketing, in Tuaran,
Sabah.


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