China News Service, Huaihua, February 4 (Tanya Li, Teng Xuehui) The wind is biting cold outside, but it is as warm as spring indoors. On February 3, in the production workshop of Senjia Luggage Factory in Mayang Miao Autonomous County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province, dozens of tables were lined up. Employees sat around for an annual meeting, chatting about home affairs, celebrating the New Year in a lively manner, and drawing prizes. The red envelopes and red couplets also convey a strong New Year flavor.
In the assistance workshop of Longsheng Community, employees held annual meetings, chatted about daily life, and celebrated the New Year in a lively manner. Photo by Liu Dun
Longsheng Community is the fourth largest relocation site for poverty alleviation in Hunan Province. It has 34 resettlement houses and has resettled 966 households with 3,742 people from 162 villages in 18 towns. Mayang Senjia Luggage Co., Ltd. is a support workshop built in Longsheng Community. The company specializes in producing various types of backpacks, schoolbags, travel bags, etc. The products are mainly sold to the markets of ASEAN countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia. Among the 160 employees in the factory, 90 are people who have been lifted out of poverty from the community.
"Unity is strength..." The annual meeting began. Following the command of General Manager Man Linhua, everyone's faces shone with joy. The person who sang the hardest was Huang Lianxiang standing in the back row. She is the dragon Relocate people out of poverty in the community.
The workers worked overtime to complete the first batch of finished goods. Photo by Teng Shuming
"I can walk to the factory in 3 minutes from home." Huang Lianxiang, a 58-year-old community resident, said that after she moved from her hometown of Huangsang Township to Longsheng Community 4 years ago, in addition to making her life more convenient, she did not expect to be able to solve the problem. Regarding employment issues, "With a monthly salary of more than 5,000, I can still take care of my family and take care of my children. I am very satisfied!"
"2023 will be the busiest year for me here!" During the employee representative sharing session, Liu Qiuxiang stood on the stage and said emotionally, "The factory has many orders, and often before one order is completed, another order comes. . There is no time to rest on weekends." Liu Qiuxiang is responsible for the last process of luggage production - packaging. With her outstanding skills and hard-working character, she earns a monthly salary of over 10,000 and is rated as a technical expert in the factory.
"The more we work, the more we gain, and the factory is more profitable. The more we do, the more energetic we are!" "2023 will be extraordinary!" General Manager Man Linhua delivered a thank-you speech on the stage. "I used to sell through foreign trade companies, but now I sell directly to customers. Docking, eliminating the need for intermediate links." In 2023, taking advantage of the opportunity of the construction of Huaihua International Dry Port, the company's overseas territory continued to expand, and its performance achieved major breakthroughs. In 2023, more than 60 counters were shipped through Huaihua International Dry Port, with a total output value Reaching more than 40 million yuan.
"By grasping the general trend, you can win development space." Mayang's efforts to integrate into the construction of Huaihua International Dry Port and the series of measures to help Huaihua build an "International Luggage Capital" have added confidence to Manlinhua in seizing the international market.
Good news is coming. On January 2, Man Linhua entered the Middle East market for the first time with Senjia luggage and signed the "first order" of the new year with a company in Dubai, 40 containers of luggage worth approximately 25 million yuan. After receiving a new order, Man Linhua was busy arranging production plans, allocating production materials, and selecting luggage samples. The workers worked overtime and completed the first batch of finished goods a year ago. "Our bags will be sold to Dubai and will be shipped in March." (End)