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In December, hired rice planters earn millions to spend during Tet.

Huy Thu DNUM_AHZABZCACF 17:05

These days, many localities in Nghe An province are entering the winter-spring rice planting season. Although wading through the fields in December is hard, in return, many rice planters have a good income, to prepare for a more prosperous Tet.

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This rice crop, many households do rice farming, but due to lack of labor, they often have to hire people to plant rice. Many women take advantage of the time when their fields have not been sown or planted yet to go out to plant rice for hire. They go in groups of 3-5 people, gathering early in the fields that are being prepared for planting. After reaching an agreement, the planters will follow the field owners to the fields. Photo: Huy Thu
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Hue in Vinh Tien hamlet, Vinh Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) said: This rice crop, her family has 4 sao of rice fields, the couple could not work fast enough so they hired 4 workers to plant. According to Ms. Hue, many localities in the district have gone to the fields, so finding workers to plant is more difficult, some households have to ask acquaintances to call workers from other districts. Photo: Huy Thu
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong (43 years old), from Nghi Van commune (Nghi Loc), is planting rice in Vien Thanh commune (Yen Thanh). She said that her family has 7 sao of rice fields, and this season they have planted 3 sao. Now, her hometown has not entered the planting season yet, so she takes advantage of the opportunity to work as a hired laborer with people in the commune. From 4am, the women woke up, cooked rice, and ate quickly to go to work in the fields far away in Yen Thanh. Photo: Huy Thu
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When arriving at the field, if the field owner has not prepared the seedlings, the planters must pull the seedlings, transport them to the field... and then plant. Most of the people who are currently hired to plant only want to go to the field to plant, but do not want to also pull the seedlings, spray pesticides... Photo: Huy Thu
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Planting rice in December often encounters monsoon winds. On freezing cold days, planters have to stand all day in the mud, which is quite tiring. Planters working these days have to wade through deep fields, sometimes stepping on shells, broken glass... Photo: Huy Thu
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Nowadays, people who go far away to plant rice are often treated to lunch at home by the field owner or take the opportunity to eat right on the edge of the field. Mr. Nguyen Huu Cong in Hamlet 6, Vien Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) shared: His family cultivates 1 hectare of rice field, this crop hired 5 people to plant rice, both husband and wife work in the field so they ordered a restaurant meal for the owner and the planters to eat together. Photo: Huy Thu
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Many rice farmers treat their rice transplanters like family. During the rice transplanting process, in addition to providing lunch, they also buy milk, fruit, and candy to serve the transplanters quite thoughtfully. Photo: Huy Thu
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If having lunch in the field, the transplanters can take a nap on tarpaulins and cement sheets in the middle of the field. Photo: Huy Thu
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Ms. Pham Thi Mai (58 years old) in Nghi Lam commune (Nghi Loc) is planting rice in Vien Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) and said: Her family has 7 sao of rice fields, but at this time they have not planted rice yet, so she is taking advantage of the opportunity to plant rice to earn money. In recent years, she has been planting rice for hire every year. Each planting season, she earns at least 10 million VND. Photo: Huy Thu
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Ms. Dang Thi Lan (58 years old), from Cong Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), is working in Vien Thanh commune to plant rice. She shared: During the planting season, people inside and outside the district need her, so she goes. Working as a hired rice planter is hard but fun, and it also brings in extra income. Photo: Huy Thu
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After a day of wading through the rice fields for hire, the workers gather and prepare to go home. The wages of hired workers in Yen Thanh are 400,000 VND/day. The job of hired workers in December is hard, but some women still work hard to earn extra income to spend during Tet. Photo: Huy Thu
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