Jeonnam Fire Department Leads Efforts to Assist Labor Shortage in Rural Areas of the Province

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) has stepped up to help rural farming areas in the province struggling with labor shortages due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Jeonnam Fire on the 7th, the rural labor assistance campaign launched for the full-scale farming season involves not only the Fire Headquarters and 18 fire stations in the province but also volunteer fire brigades.

By mid-month, a total of 5,195 people (2,517 fire officers and 2,678 volunteer firefighters) will participate, targeting 230 vulnerable farms including those run by elderly and disabled farmers in the province.

To prevent COVID-19 infection, workers are dispersed in groups of 10 to 15 per site while maintaining social distancing, carrying out timely harvests of field crops such as onions and garlic, as well as harvesting mountain raspberries and maesil (Korean plums).

Ma Jaeyoon, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, “We will all join forces to understand the difficulties of farmers facing labor shortages during the farming season and do our best to overcome the current crisis by providing even a little help.”

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