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

Huy Thu • January 7, 2025 17:05

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

bna_1(2).jpg — This rice crop, many households do rice farming, but due to lack of labor, they often have to hire others to plant. Many women take advantage of the time when their fields have not been sown or planted yet to go out to plant 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

bna_2(1).jpg — Ms. Nguyen Thi Hue in Vinh Tien hamlet, Vinh Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) said: This rice crop, her family planted 4 sao of rice fields, the couple could not finish in time 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 planters from other districts. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_3(1).jpg — 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 crop has sown 3 sao. Now, her hometown has not entered the planting season yet, so she takes advantage of the opportunity to work as a hired hand with people in the commune. From 4 a.m., the women woke up, cooked rice, and ate quickly to go plant rice in the distant fields in Yen Thanh. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_4(1).jpg — When arriving at the field, if the field owner has not prepared the seedlings, the planters must go and pull the seedlings, transport them to the field... and then plant. Most of the people who work as hired planters today only want to go to the field to plant, but do not want to also pull the seedlings, spray pesticides... Photo: Huy Thu

bna_5(2).jpg — Planting rice in December often encounters monsoon winds. On freezing cold days, planters have to stand all day in the mud, which is quite difficult. Planters working these days have to wade through deep fields, sometimes stepping on shells, broken glass... Photo: Huy Thu

bna_6(1).jpg — Nowadays, people who work far away from home are often treated to lunch by the landowner or take advantage of 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 works on 1 hectare of rice field, this crop hired 5 people to plant rice, both husband and wife work in the field so they booked a restaurant for the owner and the planters to eat together. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_7(1).jpg — 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

If having lunch in the field, the transplanters can take a nap on canvas and cement sheets in the middle of the field. Photo: Huy Thu

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 they haven't planted rice yet so she is taking advantage of the time to plant rice to earn money. In recent years, she has been hired to plant rice every year. Each planting season, she earns at least 10 million VND. Photo: Huy Thu

bna_10..jpg — Ms. Dang Thi Lan (58 years old), from Cong Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), is planting rice in Vien Thanh commune. She shared: During the planting season, people inside and outside the district need her, so she goes. Planting rice for hire is hard but fun, and it also brings in extra income. Photo: Huy Thu

After a day of wading through the rice fields for hire, the planters gather and prepare to go home. The wage for hired planters in Yen Thanh is 400,000 VND/day. The job of hired planters 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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