Hamyang-gun and Kyrgyzstan Sign Friendship Exchange Agreement and Seasonal Worker Introduction MOU

Agreement Signed with Uzgen District, First Step in Agricultural Human Exchange, Seasonal Workers to be Introduced in Early Next Year

Signing of Friendly Exchange Agreement and Seasonal Worker Introduction Business Agreement

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is continuing online friendship exchange activities despite the COVID-19 pandemic, raising its global recognition in various fields such as social economy by introducing foreign seasonal workers.

According to Hamyang-gun, on the afternoon of the 27th, a friendship exchange agreement and a business agreement for dispatching foreign seasonal workers were signed with Uzgen District, Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan, located in Central Asia, at the small conference room of the county office.

The signing ceremony was attended by County Governor Seo Chun-soo, Chairman Hwang Tae-jin, and Chairman Lee Hong-ju of the Onion Farming Association, while from Kyrgyzstan, Murat, Head of Uzgen District Office, Ziyadin, Representative of Osh Province, and Dinara Kemelova, Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Korea, participated via online video connection to conclude the agreement.

This signing ceremony was made possible through the connection established during the ‘Kyrgyzstan Day’ event held in September at the 2021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo, where Ambassador Dinara Kemelova attended and recommended an agricultural city in her country with many similarities to Hamyang-gun, leading to the agreement on this day.

Governor Seo Chun-soo said, “I consider it very meaningful to take the first step in human exchange in the agricultural field along with the friendship exchange agreement,” and added, “I hope active exchanges will continue not only in agriculture but also in various fields.”

In response, Murat, Head of Uzgen District Office, said, “I am very pleased to establish a connection with Hamyang-gun, which has various attractions such as wild ginseng, agricultural and specialty products, eco-friendly electric bus production, and anti-aging industry,” and added, “We will actively strive for mutual development of both cities, including the dispatch of seasonal workers.”

Based on this agreement, the county plans to introduce Kyrgyz seasonal workers in the first half of 2022 to alleviate the shortage of rural labor.

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