Jeonbuk, Calls Grow for Introducing 'Basic Income for Farmers' to Guarantee Farmers' Right to Livelihood

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Gominhyeong] The initiative to introduce a ‘Farmer Basic Income’ aimed at guaranteeing the survival rights of farmers in Jeonbuk is gaining momentum.

A Jeonbuk regional meeting for Farmer Basic Income, hosted by the National Movement Headquarters for Farmer Basic Income and the Basic Income Jeonbuk Network, will be held on the 30th at the Gloria Hall in the Jungbu Vision Center, Jeonju.

Amid active discussions on the introduction of ‘basic income’ triggered by COVID-19, farmers’ organizations and others are raising their voices demanding the introduction of Farmer Basic Income.

Following the launch of the National Movement Headquarters for Farmer Basic Income in Seoul on February 18, a ceremony for the declaration of a one million signature campaign for Farmer Basic Income legislation was held on June 23.

In Gangwon Province and Gyeongnam, the Farmer Basic Income Movement Headquarters have also been formed, signaling organized responses.

Some local governments are also taking steps toward system implementation.

In fact, Gyeonggi Province is currently promoting a design project for a ‘Basic Income Social Experiment in Rural Areas’ as the first phase of a basic income social experiment.

Through the design project, the province plans to present specific measures such as criteria for selecting experimental villages, payment amounts, and the number of recipients by the end of October, and to conduct a preliminary survey from next year before distributing the basic income.

Jeonbuk is also preparing to build a foundation for the introduction of Farmer Basic Income, led by farmers’ organizations.

A representative of the Farmer Basic Income Jeonbuk Movement Headquarters said, “This meeting will be an opportunity to consider how to realize Farmer Basic Income in Jeonbuk,” adding, “We will actively promote the introduction of the Farmer Basic Income system.”

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