Quanzhou earthquake rumors intensify labor shortage

August 13 had been safely passed, and the rumors about the earthquake in Quanzhou, Fujian Province were not broken. However, some shoe companies have also been unavoidably affected.

Wang Muchun, a human resources manager at a shoe company in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, has recently been hurt. He was injured by an earthquake rumors . During a period of time before August 13, the shoe company lost two production lines and seven or eight hundred first-line production workers. They either took leave or resigned. There was only one reason. They heard the news: Quanzhou will have a major earthquake on August 13.

"This is a nonsense, and the government has also swiftly argued, but it can't stop the pace of workers leaving," Wang Muchun said.

Coming soon to face the “golden nine silver ten” sales season, the company's orders are on the rise. At this time, there was a wave of workers leaving. Undoubtedly, it was self-cutting. "The boss has three meetings a day and our department is under great pressure," said Wang Muchun.

The situation encountered by Wang Muchun’s company is more common in Quanzhou recently. Fu Helin, deputy general manager of Jinjiang Jincheng Ceramics Co., Ltd., told reporters that many companies have seen this happening. Some companies have even gone out of business because their employees have a relatively high level of nationality. Jincheng Ceramics also showed signs of workers leaving. “Fortunately, after education, the current situation is fairly stable,” said Fu Helin.

The wave of workers leaving the earthquake rumors has also been confirmed in the local transportation sector. In an interview with reporters, the on-duty staff of the Jinjiang Coach Station said that the fare to Jiangxi has risen by 50% recently and the class has been full.

The Deputy Mayor of Quanzhou City, Pan Yanyan, pointed out in the local television program that the earthquake was a rumor and was attributed to people with ulterior motives in other provinces. The purpose was to grab workers in Quanzhou. Local police also quickly investigated and captured a rumors spread from other provinces.

"It is really ulterior motive to grab workers' use of an earthquake." Wang Muchun said, "This year's employment situation is really an eclipse and a wave of waves."

During the Spring Festival this year, the local labor shortage in Quanzhou was highly concerned by the media. According to statistics, the employment gap at that time reached 150,000. The government and enterprises have gone out of the province to recruit workers and improve treatment. After May, the employment situation has improved. However, a person familiar with the situation told reporters that this year's employment is really scarce, the operating rate of many local companies is actually only 60%, the situation in the field is also similar, and finally there is nothing to grab people. Tricks.

The opposite of the employment situation is the local order data. The textile and clothing industry is a pillar industry for Quanzhou's exports. According to Quanzhou Customs statistics, in the first half of 2010, Quanzhou exported a total of 1.342 billion US dollars of textile and footwear, an increase of 52.52% year-on-year. In July, exports of textile shoes and apparels continued to grow steadily, and export companies started to produce orders at full capacity.

Zhang Qiang, deputy director of Human Resources Department of Huaqiao University, said that the growth of order data has been inversely proportional to the employment situation. Enterprises should make such preparations. The aforementioned industry sources also stated that some companies lack an effective long-term mechanism for benefit treatment, and waited until the time of the job shortage to think of processing capital and performance bonuses. The employees naturally have no sense of belonging and identification. Not surprising. Zhang Qiang emphasized that due to the rapid economic development of the Mainland’s major provinces in recent years, the gap between the inland and coastal areas has narrowed in terms of wages and benefits. "For migrant workers, the front door can also make money, why should we run so far?" Zhang said forward.

However, Wang Muchun’s pressure continues. "Employees are losing, production still has to continue, or we must try to recruit people," said Wang Muchun. He has applied to the boss for a plan to recruit outside the province. How much he can recruit, and he does not have the bottom.