New Year of Imlek 2021 will arrive. Women's workers look busy finishing rods for hio rods. Harumwangi typical Imlek screams up to the corner of the space in the home hio industry belonging to Koh Ase in Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten. .
With the naked legs slightly dirty alternating the soil that still wet the remaining rains of the night. Red merona becomes a contrasting view over the green grass where hio is sunbed.
All workers already have their respective tasks. There is what makes the dough hio, printing, wrap, and there is also that cutting hyo to the same length. High rainfall makes them overwhelming to sunny the hio-hio.
Hio Plantation in Hio Homean Koh Ase Industry, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
Workers complete the creation of hio in Hio Homean Koh Ase, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
"Hei was photographed in the newspaper and the beautiful ", the teriak one of the female workers named Iim. The sound of laughing cempreng rejuvenates the building made of bamboo where they worked. The majority of workers in Koh Ase are women who are not from Chinese descendants. Suasana is clearly drawn there.
Koh Ase has the motivation of maintaining the happiness between tribes and religions, does not distinguish each other. There is already 3 years working, even there are those of the beginning of the place standing.
"It is completely free of course, anyone who wants to work I receive, not distinguish from any tribe and what religion ", Koh Ase said.
Employment of hio in Hio Homean Koh Ase Industry, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
Tali to bind hio in Hio Homean Koh Ase Industry, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
This year Imlek does not feel festive like previous years. Hio request sold at Rp2,000 price also has a decrease of 20 to 30 percent. "yah hopes quick pandemi passed yes, we still have to keep health", close Koh Ase.
Photo and Text : Rivan Awal Lingga
Hio wrap workers in Hio Homean Koh Ase Industry, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
Hio has been wrapped in Hio Homean Koh Ase Industry, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
Employment of hio in Hio Homean Koh Ase Industry, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
The work is ready to go home at the Hio Homean Koh Ase Industry, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
Potret Hio Maker Worker in Hio Homean Industry Koh Ase, Kosambi, Tangerang District, Banten.
Editor : Prasetyo Utomo
