Pohang City Hosts Welcome Event for Marine Corps 1st Division Assisting with Rural Farm Work

From the 18th to 29th, 10,000 Military Personnel Deployed... Pohang City Operates Support Desk for Assisting Rural Labor Shortage

Mayor Lee Gang-deok encouraging soldiers at the Nampo Port Nonghyup collection center in Yeonil-eup on the 18th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City announced on the 18th that it held a welcoming event at the Nam Pohang Nonghyup collection center in Yeonil-eup to greet the soldiers of the 1st Marine Division participating in rural labor assistance.

The 1st Marine Division deploys a large number of troops every spring and fall during busy farming seasons to provide significant help to small-scale farms and farms experiencing labor shortages. Additionally, they have been deploying many troops as disaster recovery personnel for wildfire suppression and rice plant support during typhoons.

This year as well, for ten days from the 18th to the 29th, about 10,000 Marine personnel will assist with labor in rice planting and fruit thinning tasks where agricultural machinery cannot be used.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said at the welcoming event, "We thank the 1st Marine Division for supporting many personnel even amid the COVID-19 situation," adding, "This labor assistance will serve as an opportunity to revitalize agriculture and rural areas facing difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, rural aging, and high wages."

Meanwhile, Pohang City has designated a four-week period until the 12th of next month as the rural labor assistance promotion period and is operating a support desk for rural labor assistance.

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