In recent years, difficulty in recruiting and expensive labor seems to have been a long-standing problem in the textile industry. After returning from the Spring Festival, textile companies all invariably regard recruitment as the focus of their recent work at the beginning of the new year. In the past two days, I guess what you have seen most in Moments and WeChat groups is all kinds of recruitment information!
So is it really difficult to recruit workers this year? Will workers’ wages increase after the new year? With these questions, the author visited Shengze Textile Industrial Park to gain an in-depth understanding of this year’s employment situation.
1. Front-line skilled workers are still the main employment gap
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is a very important festival in many places in China. Therefore, some migrant workers will choose to celebrate the Lantern Festival in their hometown before going out to work. This leads to the fact that before the 15th day of the first lunar month, although the factory has officially started operations, some front-line workers are in short supply, especially front-line skilled workers, and various factories are competing for them. Grab the “hot cakes”.
“Our workers reported to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year and went directly to work. After the new year, there will be a lot of orders in the factory, and the workers can turn on the machines when they arrive.” At the intersection of Shengze Science and Technology Road, The author found several people driving around in their cars to recruit workers. The person in charge of recruitment told the author, “Our factory has 500 machines, mainly making elastic imitation silk fabrics. Now there are almost more than 200 workers, and there are still about a hundred job openings. In order to recruit workers quickly, we have divided our forces into multiple groups. Recruit workers in places with a lot of people.” During this visit, the author found that many factories had their own recruitment information posted at the door. The author learned that there is a very tight shortage of jobs such as car operators, security workers, and some heavy-duty jobs. Those front-line operators can directly take up the job as long as they are skilled workers.
2. Increase wages, improve benefits, and retain Workers are more important
Will workers’ wages increase this year? Regarding this issue, some factories are more reserved, saying that they will make decisions based on the overall external situation. However, some manufacturers said that they had already decided to increase workers’ wages after the year. The head of recruitment at a coating factory in Shengze said that this year the wages of veteran employees in the factory will be increased by 100-200 yuan/month on the original basis. For example, the wages of front-line operators are more than 6,000 yuan/month, and the technical content is low. For example, the wages of stevedores are around 4,000 yuan/month. Higher output means higher wages. When talking about the treatment of workers, the head of recruitment at another weaving factory said frankly, “The factory has greatly improved the welfare benefits of workers in the past two years. In addition to the regular provision of food and accommodation, various bonuses and subsidies are provided. At the end of the year, the factory also Annual meetings will be held to issue year-end bonuses to increase workers’ motivation and at the same time continuously improve their sense of value. Nowadays, retaining workers is more important than recruiting them.”
What are the differences in the employment situation in the past two years? It is estimated that many employers will say that it is getting more and more difficult to recruit workers, but for many migrant workers, they prefer factories with good profits. A migrant worker from Henan said that the efficiency of the factory he worked at last year was average, and he had to take several holidays a year. During the holidays, he had no income, so he wanted to find a busier factory this year. Generally speaking, migrant workers are more cautious in finding jobs this year. I remember that in the past, many migrant workers would fill out an application form after asking about the relevant situation. However, this year, some migrant workers will ask to visit the factory after understanding the basic treatment conditions of the factory. Turn off the machine and make a decision.
The author found that in addition to wages and benefits, workers now also pay more attention to holidays, factory working environment, etc. is constantly improving. In today’s situation where workers are increasingly scarce, in addition to doing a good job in production, factories also provide workers with both material and spiritual protection that is becoming more and more important.
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