Kelapa sawit merupakan tanaman komoditas perkebunan yang cukup penting di Indonesia. Prospek pengembangan budidaya kelapa sawit sudah mulai menyebar di berbagai provinsi di seluruh Indonesia, salah satunya yaitu Provinsi Jawa Timur. PT. Sawit Arum Madani sebagai satu-satunya perusahaan perkebunan kelapa sawit yang berada di Kecamatan Sutojayan Kabupaten Blitar, tentu memiliki dampak terhadap kehidupan sosial dan ekonomi masyarakat pekerja di sekitar lokasi perusahaan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kondisi sosial yang meliputi kesehatan dan bantuan serta kondisi ekonomi yang meliputi mata pencaharian dan pendapatan masyarakat pekerja sebelum dan sesudah PT. Sawit Arum Madani berdiri di Kecamatan Sutojayan Kabupaten Blitar.

Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Lokasi yang diteliti dalam penelitian ini adalah PT. Sawit Arum Madani tepatnya terletak di Desa Kembangarum Kecamatan Sutojayan Kabupaten Blitar. Subyek dalam penelitian ini adalah masyarakat pekerja yang bekerja di PT. Sawit Arum Madani dengan sumber data yang digunakan adalah data primer dan sekunder. Pengumpulan data menggunakan wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan tiga tahapan, yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data dan kesimpulan.

Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dengan berdirinya PT. Sawit Arum Madani memberikan dampak positif bagi masyarakat pekerja di sekitar pabrik yaitu kondisi kesehatan masyarakat pekerja tidak ada keluhan karena penanganan limbah yang tepat dengan dibuatkan kolam-kolam penyaringan meskipun pada awal musim penghujan bau dari limbah muncul di permukaan. Perusahaan memberikan jaminan kesehatan khusus terhadap pekerja yang berstatus bulanan. Mata pencaharian dan pendapatan masyarakat sekitar pabrik sebelum bekerja di perusahaan sangat beragam dan bervariasi namun kurang untuk mencukupi kebutuhan sehari-hari, setelah bekerja di PT. Sawit Arum Madani mereka mendapatkan pekerjaan dan pendapatan yang layak dan mampu menstabilkan ekonomi.

Kata kunci : Perusahaan, Kelapa Sawit, Kondisi Sosial Ekonomi, Masyarakat Pekerja

Oil palm is a plantation commodity that is quite important in Indonesia. The prospect of developing oil palm cultivation has begun to spread in various provinces throughout Indonesia, one of which is East Java Province. PT. Sawit Arum Madani as the only oil palm plantation company in the Sutojayan District of Blitar Regency, certainly has an impact on the social and economic life of the working community around the company's location. The purpose of this study is to describe the social conditions which include health and assistance as well as economic conditions which include the livelihoods and income of the working community before and after PT. Sawit Arum Madani was established in Sutojayan District, Blitar Regency.

The type of this research used is qualitative research with case study approach. The location studied in this study is PT. Sawit Arum Madani is precisely located in Kembangarum Village, Sutojayan District, Blitar Regency. The subjects in this study are community workers working at PT. Sawit Arum Madani with the data sources that be used are primary and secondary data. Data are collected by in-depth interview, observation, and documentation. Data analysis techniques were did in three stages, data reduction, data presentation and conclusion.

The results of this study are the establishment of PT. Sawit Arum Madani has a positive impact on the working community around the factory, namely the health condition of the working community, there are no complaints because the proper handling of waste is made by filtering ponds although at the beginning of the rainy season the smell of waste appears on the surface. The company provides special health insurance for monthly workers. The livelihoods and income of the people around the factory before working at the company are very diverse and varied but lacking in fulfilling their daily needs, after working at PT. Sawit Arum Madani they get decent jobs and income and are able to stabilize the economy.

Keywords : Companies, Oil Palm, Socio-Economic Conditions, Workers Society.