The guardians are workers who have loyally been working for Goldteak plantation and they take cares for teak trees and other trees since they started clearing the land until now when the trees are more than 15 years old.
The guardians mostly live in kampung Cibening, in the same place as the plantation. Only one or two guardians live outside kampung Cibening, but not far.
They are all married, have children who are still in school and some of them have grandchildren already. On average they have big families, not only wives and children, but also children-in-law and their parents still live with them.
The people who live in the village generally work for a plantation, rice field, cassava or banana farms or the younger ones work in factories around the village. For women, they are usually housewives or works as house maids or baby sitters in the cities.
Children start attending primary school at the age of 6 or 7, they do not attend kindergarten. There is no kindergarten in the village, but there is an Islamic school that provides early education before entering elementary school, called the PAUD (early childhood education).
This last thirteen years, all elementary school students continue to junior high school to get higher education. For those who want to work quickly, they will continue on to vocational education such as IT Vocational Schools, Agriculture Vocational Schools, Administration & Office Business Vocational Schools. Some of them continue on to Academy or University.
Because Goldteak concerns about workers welfare and children education, that’s why the guardians feel comfortable and safe working at Goldteak.
