Work Culture of Sundanese Transmigrant Community Sindangkasih Village Ranomeeto Barat District Konawe Selatan Regency International Journal of Nusantara Islam Vol.08 No.02 2020: (129-136) DOI : 10.15575/ijni.v8i2.10384 129 WORK CULTURE OF SUNDANESE TRANSMIGRANT COMMUNITY SINDANGKASIH VILLAGE RANOMEETO BARAT DISTRICT KONAWE SELATAN REGENCY Muhamad Turmudi Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanudin Banten, Indonesia Email: mturmudi76@gmail.com Agus Prio Utomo Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business IAIN Kendari, Indonesia Email: agusprioutomo@iainkendari.ac.id ABSTRACT This article provides an overview of the work culture of the Sundanese transmigrant community in Sindangkasih Village. Sindangkasih is a village located in the District of Ranomeeto Barat Barat, Konawe Selatan Regency opened as a residential area in 1968 through a transmigration program. The first generation of Sindangkasih Village community originated from the transmigration group came from several districts in West Java including Ciamis Regency, Tasik Malaya Regency, Garut Regency, Sumedang Regency, Majalengka Regency, Cirebon Regency, Kuningan Regency and Bandung Regency. Using qualitative methods this article finds that (1) the first generation of Sindangkasih Village people came from West Java with Sundanese ethnicity who joined transmigration in 1968 generally working as farmers (2) the next generation besides continuing to work as farmers, the people of Sindangkasih Village have chosen the profession as traders, builders, mechanics, car rental, barbershop and rice mill (3) the work culture formed from the efforts of the Sindangkasih village community is discipline, skillful, creative, openness and cooperation. Keywords: Work Culture, Transmigration, Sundanese Tribe, Sindangkasih Village, Konawe Selatan A. INTRODUCTION The implementation of the transmigration model in Indonesia began with the colonization of 1902, although the term transmigration was first put forward by Sukarno in 1927. The transmigration program aims to move the population from dense areas to other regions in Indonesia with the main program of equality in various development aspects such as education, health and religion. Based on the development of Indonesia's development strategy, the purpose of implementing the transmigration program is to improve the welfare of transmigrants and the local community, increase and equalize regional development and strengthen national unity (Kementerian Desa, Pembangunan Tertinggal dan Transmigrasi RI, 2015). Transmigrant communities from various tribes including the Balinese, Javanese and Sundanese who participated in the transmigration program in Southeast Sulawesi distributed in several districts namely Konawe Selatan District, North Konawe District, Kolaka Regency, Buton Regency, North Buton Regency and Muna Regency (Tim Kerja Media Cendana Nusantara, 2016). Ambaipua Village, Ranomeeto Barat District, Konawe Selatan District is one area that accommodates transmigration residents especially those from several districts in West Java and Bali. Ambaipua Village was divided into three villages namely Ambaipua Village, Sindangkasih Village and Jati Bali Village. The name Sindangkasih Village was proposed by transmigrants from West Java and Jati Bali Village was