(Baonghean.vn) - Ginger is one of the main crops in Na Ngoi (Ky Son). During the ginger harvest season, local workers mainly go to work far away, many Mong households hire Thai and Kho Mu people in neighboring areas to "carry" (carry - PV) ginger from the fields and transport it to the gathering place.
From 5-6am, people (mainly Thai and Khmu) in Muong Ai, Huu Kiem and Na Ngoi communes were hired by Mong households to go to the fields to dig and "carry" ginger down the mountain. Photo: Khanh Ly - Thanh NgaThe people who do the job of "carrying" ginger for hire are mainly women. Photo: Khanh Ly - Thanh NgaThis job is quite hard because ginger plantations are often on steep slopes, requiring workers to have good health and endurance. Photo: Thanh NgaThe men in the family work far away, the Thai and Khmu women are engaged in the job of digging and "carrying" ginger for hire to earn extra income. The Mong people in Na Ngoi have started harvesting ginger since February, so they also have to hire workers to "carry" ginger for several months. Photo: Khanh Ly - Thanh NgaMs. Luong Thi Hien, a Thai ethnic in Pung village, Muong Ai commune, said: There is no land to grow ginger, so during harvest season, she and her husband go to dig and carry ginger for hire for the Mong people in Na Ngoi. They can carry 1 bag a day, 2 bags/person a day, but on average, the couple earns 1 million VND or more each day, both digging and carrying ginger. Photo: Khanh Ly - Thanh NgaAfter "carrying" ginger from the field to the roadside collection area, each bag of ginger will be weighed and the field owner will pay the hired person 6,000 VND/kg for digging and carrying the ginger. Photo: Khanh LyThe ginger is then directly purchased by truck by traders. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh, from Thai Hoa town, has been trading ginger since 2016, said that every week he purchases and transports 3 trips, each trip carrying 7-8 tons, to sell to Thai Hoa market and retail markets in the north. Photo: Thanh Nga - Khanh Ly
Clip about ginger purchasing in Na Ngoi (Ky Son). Clip: Khanh LyMr. Xong Ba Denh - Chairman of Na Ngoi Commune People's Committee said: Last year, the price of ginger was low (5-6 thousand VND/kg), this year is better, the price is slightly higher at 18 thousand VND/kg but compared to previous years (sometimes up to over 30 thousand VND/kg), it is still low. Although it is one of the main crops of the locality, because the labor force in the area mainly goes to work far away (about more than 500 people) and the price is unstable, the ginger growing area has decreased. In 2022, the whole commune harvested about more than 600 tons, this year it is estimated to be 300 tons of ginger. In the first 6 months of 2023, the ginger growing area of Na Ngoi commune reached 250 hectares/target of 300 hectares. Also according to Mr. Xong Ba Denh, due to lack of labor, Mong people often have to hire laborers from neighboring areas to dig, carry ginger, and transport it from the fields. Photo: Khanh Ly
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