More than 80% of mountain guides reduce income “improve financial support” New Corona May 29, 7:45

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Prior to the summer mountain season, which is crowded with many mountaineers, mountain guides, whose income has dropped due to the new coronavirus, submitted a request form to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for assistance.

The emergency declaration was lifted all over the country, but some mountains still call for refraining from climbing, and all mountain trails leading to the summit at Mt.Fuji are closed and the mountain huts are closed. The influence is continuing in various places.

Along with this, the Japan Mountain Guides Association, which is made up of mountain guides who guide mountaineers based on their specialized knowledge, submitted a request form to four ministries for support on the 28th.

Of these, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare requested that the association officials handed a request letter to Deputy Minister Takeshi Hashimoto, and that the income of many guides has decreased significantly, so that financial support should be further enhanced and the resumption of mountaineering activities should be supported. Did.

In response, Vice Minister Hashimoto said, "We would like to make the most of sustainable benefits and work together to protect the work and employment of mountain guides."

After the request, Shunji Takekawa, Chairman of the Japan Mountain Guide Association, said, "I think the difficult situation will continue. I would like to ask for assistance to the guide."

Over 80% decrease in income “I can't foresee”

While the voluntary restraint of mountain climbing activities is spreading due to the spread of new coronavirus infection, a survey is conducted from the 27th of last month targeting about 2000 people who are specialized in guides by the Japan Mountain Guide Association and mountain guides nationwide who also work concurrently. , Answers from 415 people in 11 days until the 7th of this month.

When asked about their income in April, more than 80% (333) of the respondents answered that they had "almost no income" or "we had no income as a guide," and that income fell.

In addition, about the schedule of the guide after canceling the "emergency declaration", 88% (366 people) were "not decided" or "although there is a plan but it is not fixed", the work of the mountain guide can be foreseen It means there is no situation.

Furthermore, when I asked if I would be unable to manage my funds if the current situation continued, I found that 6% (25 people) this month, 10% (44 people) one month later, and 30 after 2-3 months. It seems that nearly half (125 people) of mountain guides find it difficult to continue to work as a guide if the difficult situation continues, including the summer mountain season.