Jindo-gun, Working Hard to Help with Farm Labor During the Farming Season

NongHyup, Education Support Office, and Other Related Agencies Also Participate Together

[Jindo＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, is launching a large-scale rural labor assistance campaign targeting farms struggling to find enough workers as the busy farming season begins in earnest.

According to the county on the 8th, related organizations including the Jindo Office of Education, the Jindo-gun branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, the Jindo Office of the Jeonnam Regional Office of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, and Jindo Nonghyup will also participate to help farms experiencing labor shortages during the busy farming season due to rural population decline, aging, and the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Recently, about 40 Jindo-gun public officials participated in weeding work at the jicho field in Goseong-ri, Gogeun-myeon, where labor was insufficient, and related organizations actively joined in rural labor assistance such as managing yuzu saplings and harvesting garlic.

In particular, soldiers from the military unit and the Korea Rural Community Corporation Jindo branch will participate in labor assistance activities such as managing chili pepper saplings and harvesting corn.

Farmer K said, “It was difficult due to the lack of labor, but I am grateful that public officials and staff from related organizations provided great help in the hot weather.”

A representative from the Jindo-gun Agricultural Support Division said, “We hope that rural labor assistance will help farms with labor shortages even a little,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to ensure active farming support for farms in need.”

Meanwhile, Jindo-gun is actively working to resolve labor shortages during the busy farming season by operating a senior job hub center support project, introducing temporary seasonal workers, and establishing and operating a rural labor assistance referral desk along with rural labor assistance.

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