Reconstruction of Wages System for Balinese Dancer in Tourism Industry

In practice, the wages earned by Balinese dancers are very far from those specified in the rules. This study is made to examine the legal protection on wages for Balinese dancers in the tourism industry and to explore the efforts that can be made to establish the Balinese dancers’ wages system. This study is designed with a qualitative approach comprising critical research that targets not only to explore the meaning of the ethics but also create the meaning of the ethics. Qualitative data were collected in the form of Balinese dancers’ problems, government regulations and policies, Balinese dancing management techniques by dance studio, obstacles and constraints in protecting, social problems, economic condition of Balinese dancers, reward and punishment system to Balinese dancers involved in tourism industry, customary law in the protection of the citizens, the advantages and disadvantages of the Bali Customary Law-based dancers. Results show that the protection of wages for Balinese dancers in the tourism industry is not optimal. The efforts that can be made to establish a Balinese dancer wages system involved in the tourism industry is through legal substance, structure, and culture.