Calling for employment in agriculture due to labor shortage Cancellation of employment fair due to corona impact April 5 at 5:54
Amid the spread of new coronavirus infections, labor shortages remain serious in the agricultural field. Agricultural corporations that manage agriculture in the form of companies are increasingly seeking human resources such as full-time employees and part-time workers.
The agricultural workforce was over 1.68 million last year, a decline of almost 1 million over the last decade.
In addition, the labor shortage at the work site has become serious, as the agricultural employment fair was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
In response to this situation, the Japan Agricultural Corporation Association, to which approximately 2000 agricultural corporations are affiliated, has begun efforts to match agricultural corporations in various regions with those who wish to find employment.
Specifically, on the association's homepage, we will collect information about about 400 jobs for about 100 agricultural corporations that recruit human resources, the content of work, the time to start working, and the employment form such as full-time employees, part-time workers, and part-time jobs. It is posted.
The Japan Agricultural Corporation Association says, "There are many voices from agricultural corporations who want to hire immediately, so I would like those who are looking for a job for several months at the moment due to the influence of the new coronavirus to apply."
Regarding the securing of human resources in the agricultural field, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will provide assistance such as subsidizing wages when farmers and agricultural corporations hire new human resources on behalf of foreign technical interns who are unable to come to Japan. In addition to the policy, various local JAs are expanding their efforts to match human resources with the tourism industry.