Hapcheon-gun Garlic and Onion Harvest Season... Full-Scale Operation of Rural Workforce Bank

Providing Various Conveniences Including Agricultural Labor Placement, Direct Transportation to Work Sites,
and Enrollment in Accident Insurance for Work-Related Injuries

Rural Workforce Bank Fully Operational
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province, through the nonprofit corporation Hapcheon-gun Rural Workforce Bank Social Cooperative which it entrusts with operation, has started full-scale operations from the 1st to coincide with the garlic and onion harvest season.

Since 2016, the Hapcheon-gun Rural Workforce Bank has been providing various conveniences such as matching agricultural labor to member farms in connection with employment support centers of the Korea Senior Citizens Association in Jinju, Sancheong, Hadong, Ulsan, Busan, and Daegu, transporting workers directly to the agricultural work sites, and subscribing to accident insurance to prepare for possible accidents during farm work.

A representative of the Hapcheon-gun Rural Workforce Bank stated, “In the prolonged situation of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) making it difficult to bring in foreign labor, we will do our best to resolve labor shortages on farms and reduce labor cost burdens.”

The Hapcheon-gun Agricultural Technology Center said, “To respond to the shortage of labor during the busy farming season and the aging of rural workforce, we are actively addressing the shortage of rural labor by operating two additional rural workforce brokerage centers at Hapcheon Dongbu Nonghyup and Hapcheon Ho Nonghyup in addition to the existing Hapcheon-gun Rural Workforce Bank. We hope many will use these services.”

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