Proactively hiring private planes, ships, and cars to bring workers to the city after the Tet holiday is part of the Shanghai (China) government’s efforts to limit economic disruption.
China often witnesses a huge migration every Lunar New Year (Photo: Xinhua).
South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that as early as February 13 (the 4th day of the Lunar New Year), the Shanghai government chartered a plane to welcome more than 30 workers from Yunnan province back to the city.
The city plans to carry out 20 more rounds of welcoming workers from different provinces and cities back to Shanghai via rented vehicles such as planes, ships, and cars.
The Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Administration began negotiations on charter transportation services with local governments in key labor-exporting provinces at the end of December last year.
“We found that many workers were looking for work before the holiday season, with some returning to Shanghai to take on high-demand roles such as housekeeping and catering during the festival. While Accordingly, frontline positions in businesses may be temporarily in short supply due to the extended holiday period,” Yang Jiaying, head of the agency, said.
Shanghai continued its tradition of ensuring an abundant labor supply during the holiday season, although this year it planned further in advance, with more labor waves, to better adjust to employment demand. of workers and businesses.
China is trying to narrow the gap between job supply and demand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as it seeks to maintain production to bolster market confidence.
Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in China. This is also the time when China witnesses the largest migration wave when millions of people flock to their hometowns to “celebrate” Tet, forcing factories to hire seasonal workers at higher prices to keep up with orders.
