Sancheong-gun, Recruiting Domestic Seasonal Workers to Secure Rural Labor Force

Prepared to Promote Employment of Nationals in the Agricultural Sector, Applications Accepted Until the 20th

Sancheong County Office, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 13th that it is recruiting domestic seasonal workers.

This seasonal worker recruitment was prepared to address the difficulty of securing farm labor during the busy farming season due to the aging of agricultural workers and the decrease in rural population, and to promote the employment of domestic workers in agricultural jobs.

Also, ahead of the introduction of the foreign seasonal worker program in the first half of 2023, domestic seasonal workers are being recruited to minimize job displacement of domestic workers by foreign workers.

The application deadline for domestic seasonal workers is until the 20th, and applicants can apply by visiting or mailing to the Agricultural and Livestock Division of the Sancheong-gun Agricultural Technology Center.

Eligibility requires applicants to be between 30 and 55 years old, have experience in agricultural work, and be capable of performing farm tasks.

The wage is about 2.01 million KRW per month based on the 2023 minimum wage, with 8 hours of work per day and one day off per week guaranteed.

If no domestic workers participate within the application period, the foreign seasonal worker program will be linked and promoted.

The main farm tasks include simple agricultural work such as crop sowing, transplanting, management, and harvesting, and working conditions such as the number of workers employed, work period, pay, and provision of meals may vary depending on the farm's circumstances.

Sancheong-gun connects recruited domestic agricultural workers with farms wishing to employ seasonal workers, and agricultural employers and participants autonomously negotiate working conditions and operate accordingly.

A county official said, “Due to the nature of agriculture, there are fields where labor demand is concentrated seasonally, such as sowing and harvesting periods,” and added, “We expect that the introduction of domestic and foreign seasonal workers will help stabilize labor supply during the busy farming season and alleviate labor shortages, thereby supporting farming activities.”

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