Empowering the Values of Minangkabau Local Wisdom in Preventing the Activity of Women Trafficking in West Sumatera

Abstract

Woman trafficking is a kind of fatal action in which women are regarded as goods that can be traded. This writing is aimed at identifying the values of the local wisdom potentially used to minimize and to prevent the activity of women trafficking in West Sumatera. The research is conducted in West Sumatera (Padang, Lima Puluh Kota, Tanah Datar). The data are any information related to Minangkabau local wisdom. To collect the data, an observational method with note-taking, recording, and in-depth interviewing are applied. Referential and pragmatic identity method is used to analyse data related to the concept proposed by Ebe, Das, Oktavianus and Revita. The result of the analysis is descriptively-narratively presented. Having analyzed the data, it is found that there are four values of Minangkabau local wisdom could be used to prevent the activity of women trafficking namely (1) wisdom; (2) togetherness; (3) cooperation; and (4) carefulness.