Bowing to the rich, rural workers spend millions each month

Thang 7, khi nang da diu hon tren nhung canh dong o huyen Tran De (Soc Trang), cung la luc mua giam lua buoc vao giai doan nhon nhip nhat. Tu to mo sang, tung top nguoi noi nhau xuong ruong, tay cam moc lua, dau cui lom khom giua bun non de kip mot ngay cong tron ven.

These days, in some localities of Can Tho City, farmers are starting the rice-growing and rice-growing season. From the early morning, groups of people went to the fields, holding rice hooks, and bowed their heads in the mud to complete a day's work.

Chi Son Thi Quyen - mot lao dong thoi vu - cho biet moi ngay chi lam viec tu 6 gio sang den 14 gio chieu. Cong viec khong qua nang nhung doi hoi su kien nhan va suc ben giua troi nang. “Cui lung ca buoi, nhung duoc 200.000 dong, voi toi la du song o que”,

Ms. Son Thi Quyen, a seasonal worker in Tai Van commune (Can Tho city), said that she works from 6am to 2pm every day. Although the work is not too heavy, it requires perseverance and endurance in the sunlight. "I worked hard all day and earned more than 200,000 VND. According to the whole 30-day crop, it is over 6 million VND, in the countryside, this income is very good", Ms. Quyen shared.

Ong Quach Thuy, cung o xa Tai Van, cho biet gia dinh ong canh tac khoang 7.000 m² ruong. Sau khi cham soc lua nha, ong di giam thue cho cac ho xung quanh de tang them thu nhap. “Lao dong tre hien nay phan lon di lam an xa, nen vao mua giam rat thieu nhan cong. Toi tranh thu lam them, moi ngay cung kiem duoc 200.000 dong du trang trai cuoc song,” ong noi.

Mr. Quach Thuy, also in Tai Van commune, said that his family cultivates about 7,000 m2 of rice fields. After taking care of his rice at home, he went to work for the surrounding households to increase his income. "Most of the young workers today work far away, so there is a shortage of workers in the rice season. I take advantage of working part-time, and earn 200,000 VND per day to cover my living expenses," he said.

O nhung noi ap dung cong nghe gieo ma va cay may, viec giam lua nhe nhang hon, giup nguoi lao dong hoan thanh cong viec nhanh chong va co the nhan them nhieu ruong cua cac chu khac.

In places that apply sowing and machine planting technology, rice grinding is lighter, helping workers complete work quickly and can receive more fields from other owners.

Viec giam lua khong chi mang tinh “trang tri” ma con quyet dinh den san luong thu hoach. Nhung cho lua moc thua se duoc giam lai tu noi sa day nhu cach nguoi nong dan va lanh nhung vet dut cua dong ruong.

Without the need for a line, skilled workers still cleverly pick each rice presented in short, in line. The places with sparse rice will be filled with mangrove trees taken from the star fruit area as farmers carefully "pull up" the cracks in the fields.

Anh Danh Khanh Duy, chu 10ha dat trong lua, cho biet: “Toi phai thue hon 20 nguoi lam ca tuan moi xong. Khong co ho thi khong biet xoay xo sao.” Viec giam thue vua giup nong ho hoan thien mua vu, vua tao cong an viec lam cho hang tram lao dong trong xa.

In the reserve team, it is easy to see the figure of women and the elderly. They used to be pillars of the fields, but now they are still working hard to earn extra income. Mr. Danh Khanh Duy, owner of 10 hectares of rice fields in Tai Van commune, said: "I have to hire more than 20 people to work for a whole week. Without them, we don't know how to cope."