The Chinese textile industry emerges labor shortage — a survey comes from the textile city of China-Shengze

After the Chinese Lunar New Year, it is also a new round of migrant workers coming to work. China-Shengze which the textile city covers with recruitment notices in all streets. Unlike the previous years, before the Spring Festival, the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and many other coastal traditional recruitment provinces have been appeared the labor shortage. However, in Hubei, Sichuan and other labor exporting province, the local government and enterprises took more measures to intercept the migrant workers—from this, we may feel that the Chinese manufacturing industry for westward footsteps and the labor shortage of long-term trend.

More than 20% of the labor shortage

At present, because of the lack of labor and the migrant workers return home, wholly, the operation rate was only 65% - 70%. Many textile mills which the day off was earlier than usual, and the holiday was long before this year. Before and after the Chinese New Year, some enterprises had started to plan how to recruit full labor and opened enough equipment. The Fuhua company, which held the New Year’s Party in the eve of this year, made a year-end awards, and also issued a letter of sympathy and recruitment letter. Meanwhile, if employees bring back their hometown’s new employee, they also provided certain rewards. Some companies release the year-end awards are divided into two parts, half of its awards will give them after the operation, they hope to retain the older employees. It starts to work after the Lunar New Year; many factories statistics reflect that the lack of labor is more than 20%. This year, there are three distinct characteristics for the labor shortage: first, the medium-sized enterprises which the labor shortage is better than small enterprises, such as Shenghong Group, Fuhua Company, Zhixiang Group and Jinlun Group etc. which the labor shortage is only 10%. Second, the scale of expanding production and increasing the equipment that the lack of labor is especially serious, and the labor shortage seized one third. Last year, it increased production capacity of spinning chemical fiber around 100 million tons in China-Shengze, the shuttleless loom is more than 9,000 units, and finishing equipment, so this year, they need to add workers more than 2,000 people. The third is that not only the manufacturing industry is lack of the people, and the tertiary industry which the restaurants and hotels also are lack of people, so that especially a good season is difficult to open the business operation.

The labor market is Ups and Downs. Ten years ago, after the New Year, it almost every factory gate was surging crowd and looking for jobs in China-Shengze. The migrant workers were rustic, carrying large bags and the expression was vacant, however, now the labor from surplus to the tension, and it is difficult to reverse the trend of labor shortage. A new generation of migrant workers was different from the previous generation. They drag his luggage into town and want to find more than just a food and clothing, but also want to have more gains. The traditional manufacturing industries provide jobs and benefits, which is insufficient to attract them leave from their homes. Perhaps this will be forced to upgrade the coastal low-end manufacturing, update equipment and increase efficiency. It is a major driving force for the development of the western, and it also is a blessing.

Big fluidity influences order

“This year the labor shortage in coastal areas has two reasons: First, the province of workforce output is not willing to let young and strong labor to work outside the home; Second, most of the current workers are the second generation of migrant workers, their working purpose is to experience the developed areas of life, they have many ideas and more unstable, so the mobility of these workers are big.” the silk garment factory Mr. Xu said. The fluidity rate of garment industry is generally 20% to 25%, while the rate of medium-sized and small enterprises can reach 40%. The labor shortages lead to the order limited. The great and short orders are difficult to get. The effect of labor mobility is very obvious for the small factories. “Workers less was hard to take orders, not orders, the rest of those workers will also go, so many times it also get started even lost money.”

Leave people relaxed conditions

“Rather than look around, not as good as the old factory posts.” A textile mill plays this recruitment. The textile factory is the contradiction with the employment. Currently the labor shortage is about 30% for this factory. In recent days, the company who are personally responsible for each workshop to the countryside for hire, the company said in the job recruitment, as long as more than 16 years of age, under 45 years of age men and women, physical health, can be candidates, the skilled labor monthly income of 2,500-3,000RMB. ” “We hope the workers’ age is under 30 years, but now the conditions have been relaxed,” Under the background of raw materials rises sharply in the textile industry, in order to hire workers, they will pay increased from 260 to 300RMB, so that attract more farmers workers to stay at home employment. The skilled workers are difficult to find, then to find apprentices. It is also one of the features of this year, which the novices are specialized training before working. The silk garment factory designates the master teaching the new workers, meanwhile, they can get 800RMB for living expenses. These measures stabilize the new workers, so that they can feel at ease, and dedicate to rapid working.

Attracting people by improving the treatment

Raising wages is almost all enterprises recruit labor of heavy strokes. The factory raises wages generally 8-10%, usually around 300RMB in China-Shengze. Last year, the agricultural products soared; the cost of living increased, the comparative benefit of agricultural products has greatly changed. “If you close to home, pay much fewer, they prefer to farm or work or at home.” the new worker Xiao Zhou says. This is also a representative of the idea. Now the main first-line skilled tenders that the wage is more than 3,000RMB per month, the auxiliary workers are also more than 2,000RMB per month. Meanwhile, 12-hour skilled Tenders which the wages up to 5000RMB. To improve the housing conditions, close to the hotel, many factories make every effort. The silk garment factory that the dormitory installed air-conditioning and the bathroom is also fitted with a solar water heater, now the staff housing conditions are better than home. Some factories also resolve accommodation for working parents, the printing and dyeing Xiao Cao couples rent public housing in the factory, and he became the backbone of the old workers in this factory.

Governments and enterprises recruit people together

After February 10th, Wujiang Human Resources and Social Security Bureau recruited army of ten roads heading the west region. One of the first team, which led by the Deputy Secretary, Wang Ping, Gansu Province, they went to attend the county's "sixth labor Fair." The City Human Resources and Social Council and relevant departments of the city part of the business and the comrades accompanying human intermediaries. They hope at a higher level and scale of the establishment of a stable labor supply and demand, new sources of labor. For enterprises, especially medium-sized enterprises, human society can be active and City Council related to contact, for the trip.

Economic rebound, the enterprises expand production, and the labor requirements increase. Some older employees went home, after the New Year, they find things to do in their hometown, so they do not come to work. New job seekers have not south due to the fare too expensive during the spring, which have caused the labor shortage of enterprise and employment recruitment is difficult. The Chinese New Year is the traditional festival, it is difficult to change. The migrant workers return home, which "birds" behavior, will inevitably lead to the stage after years of lack of work, lack of labor is the normal after the holiday. Migrant workers from the sample survey shows that about 20 percent of the migrant workers said they would return in the post within one month after years, and in February return to work, because of the time difference for returning to work, which resulting in the stages for lacking of labor.