(Baonghean.vn) - After the Lunar New Year, many farmers in the suburbs of Vinh city took advantage of the off-season to find work to earn extra income and make ends meet.
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| After Tet is the idle time for many farmers in suburban areas such as Nghi An commune (Vinh city), Nghi Phong, Phuc Tho, Nghi Van (Nghi Loc)... After finishing the winter-spring crop, many farmers, especially women, look for jobs that suit their health and ability to earn extra money to support their families. Walking along the inter-commune road through hamlets 4, 5 and 6 of Nghi Van commune (Nghi Loc district), it is not difficult to see groups of people bent over planting rice in the fields. Nghi Van commune has long been known as a "hired planting village", so after finishing planting their own fields, farmers in this commune often go to work for families in the hamlet or in other communes such as Nghi Lien, Nghi Duc, Dong Vinh, Nghi Kim (Vinh city)... |
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| Ms. Tran Thi Thuy (57 years old, hamlet 4, Nghi Van) is a veteran in the rice planting profession. Up to now, Ms. Thuy has been working as a rice planting worker for nearly 30 years. Ms. Thuy said that the planting fee is calculated by day, each person is paid 150,000 VND and can plant more than 1 sao per day. |
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| After Tet, construction worker is a job that many people seek. Although it is harder than other jobs, the salary for construction workers is quite high, 200,000 VND per day, so it is still chosen by many women. |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Sen (35 years old, hamlet 15, Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district) is one of those who choose to work as a construction worker during the off-season. She often follows her husband to work as a construction worker to earn extra income. Up to now, she has been working as a construction worker for more than 5 years. Her family has 3 children and has to support her elderly parents, so in addition to farming, Ms. Sen has to find ways to increase her income by working as a construction worker. This year, she started working on the 5th day of Tet. |
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| Meanwhile, Ms. Le Thi Lan and Ms. Pham Thi Huong (Hamlet 12, Phuc Tho Commune, Nghi Loc District) chose to dry plywood for a wood manufacturing company near their home. Ms. Lan and Ms. Huong are paid 60,000 VND per cubic meter by the carpentry workshop owner. The work starts from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ms. Huong said: “Drying plywood is quite hard work, especially when the sun is strong. But because we have to make a living, and it is the off-season, we have to try our best.” |
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| Each time, Ms. Huong has to carry about 10 plywood panels out to dry. It is not too heavy (only about 5 kg each time), but this is a continuous job so it is quite tiring. |
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Varnishing and painting wooden products are also chosen by many women. After 3 days of Tet, carpentry workshops are busy working. In the photo, Ms. Pham Thi Thu and Ms. Luong Thi Linh (Hamlet 12, Nghi An, Vinh City) are varnishing and painting for a carpentry workshop near their house. Each day, the two women are paid 160,000 VND. |
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| Although this job is not too hard, it requires meticulousness and dexterity. Ms. Thu said that she and Ms. Linh used to work as workers for a wood company before, so this job is quite suitable for them. |
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