Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Staff, Valuable Sweat Helping Rural Farm Work
About 50 employees of the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education joined garlic harvesting work at farms in Sinjeon-myeon, Gangjin-gun, where labor is in short supply during the harvest season. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education
View original image[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education conducted volunteer activities to help farms experiencing labor shortages due to COVID-19 and aging on the 28th.
On this day, about 50 employees of the Office of Education worked together to harvest garlic at a farm in Sinjeon-myeon, Gangjin-gun, where labor was scarce during the harvest season.
The Office of Education regularly conducts rural labor assistance every year, and last year, volunteer activities were carried out at an onion farm in Cheonggye-myeon, Muan-gun.
A farmer in Sinjeon-myeon said, "It has been very difficult to find labor due to the recent COVID-19 situation, so I am grateful that the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education officials personally supported the garlic harvesting work."
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Kim Do-jin, Director of General Affairs, said, "I hope this will be a small help in overcoming the difficulties of farms that have become even more labor-short due to COVID-19," and added, "We will continue to strive to provide practical support to farms in the province through purchasing local agricultural products and helping with rural labor."
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