Lam Dong faces labour shortage for coffee harvesting season
Nguyen Van Chau, deputy director of Lam Dong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said, "It's difficult to hire people from other provinces. We need plans for Covid-19 preventions while ensuring that the harvest season will go smoothly."
Nguyen Van Thuy from Lam Ha District, said, "We have nearly 4ha of coffee. I don't know if we can hire enough people to harvest the coffee. I hope the outbreak can be controlled in the last months of the year so I can hire more people. Last year, I hired five H'mong people for VND1,000 per kilo. They told me they would work for me again but I'm not sure. The payment will be higher too."
Districts and cities with a large area of coffee like Bao Lam, Lam Ha, Dam Rong, Bao Loc and Da Lat review the crops and capability of each household to have suitable support plans, especially to families with few members or whose members stuck in outbreak areas.
"Harvest groups can work in shifts. We can also call for local organisations to help families in difficulties," Chau said.
He went on to say that local authorities can connect workers with employers and ensure that all fees and payments are reasonable. They have asked Lam Dong Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to direct work centres to help.
