Cheongsong County, helping with autumn apple harvest...around 200 people participating by mid-month

Published 2025년 11월 11일

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[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper, Reporter Jo Sung-je] As Cheongsong County faces the full-scale apple harvest season, it is launching the "Autumn Rural Labor Support" initiative to help local farms struggling with a labor shortage. In this regard, Cheongsong County has selected elderly people, long-term hospitalized patients, and farms affected by forest fires, among others who face difficulties in labor supply, as the primary support targets for this labor support. It is planned that around 200 officials from various departments and divisions of the Cheongsong County Office, as well as service organizations, will participate from the end of October to mid-November. Particularly this year, due to the unprecedented forest fire damage in the Gyeongbuk region and the rise in labor costs, the burden on farms has increased.

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As the Cheongsong County enters the full-scale apple harvest season, it is launching the "Autumn Rural Labor Support" initiative to help local farmers facing difficulties due to a shortage of labor. In this regard, Cheongsong County has selected elderly people, long-term hospitalized patients, and farmers affected by forest fires, who are experiencing difficulties in labor supply, as the priority support targets for this labor support. From the end of October to mid-November, around 200 officials from various departments and divisions of the Cheongsong County Office, as well as civil servants and service organizations from towns and townships, are expected to participate. In particular, considering the heavy burden on farmers due to the unprecedented forest fire damage in the Gyeongbuk region and rising labor costs, Cheongsong County officials are voluntarily participating, along with service organizations and officials from the city of Daegu, which is a sister city, to provide ...

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