Hwasun-gun Makes All-Out Effort to Solve Labor Shortage on Farms During Busy Farming Season

Summer Farming Season Approaching... Recruiting Workers Interested in Agricultural Tasks

Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 16th that the County Rural Workforce Support Center (hereinafter referred to as the Rural Workforce Support Center) is actively promoting efforts to secure insufficient farm workers in preparation for the busy farming season.

Due to the characteristics of Hwasun's main crops, a large number of farm workers are needed simultaneously from April to September, making it crucial to secure farm workers to address this demand.

However, farmers are experiencing considerable difficulties due to the decrease in farm workers caused by rural population decline and aging.

It is a reality that even trying to support the necessary workforce in the right place at the right time is insufficient.

Accordingly, the Rural Workforce Support Center is fully mobilizing all its staff to recruit farm workers by utilizing village chief meetings, crop group meetings, banner and leaflet distribution, and other methods to discover and support domestic farm workers for hopeful farms.

The Rural Workforce Support Center is the only one nationwide to organize 3,355 work teams, operating 13 teams with about 230 members in all-day, part-time, weekend, and desired weekday shifts.

Through farm worker support tailored to the characteristics of Hwasun-gun, the trust and responsiveness of farms receiving workforce support are very high.

In particular, to realize the 8 major strategies of Governor Gu Bok-gyu’s 8th term pledge, "Creating a prosperous Hwasun where farmers earn high income," the center’s workforce was supplemented.

Additionally, vehicles for transporting farm workers to and from work were secured to establish a smooth mediation system between farms and workers.

The county is striving to solve labor shortages on farms by signing MOUs with Cambodia, the Philippines, and other countries for the employment of foreign seasonal workers.

Cambodian seasonal workers who arrived in April and were assigned to hopeful farms are receiving positive responses from farm owners.

Meanwhile, among over 180 centers nationwide, the Hwasun-gun Rural Workforce Support Center is the only one in Jeollanam-do operated directly by the county, supporting a cumulative total of 11,300 people last year.

It has achieved many accomplishments, being selected as an excellent center by Jeollanam-do and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and featured in model case presentations and excellent casebooks.

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