Ji'Nan, Shandong: Garment Industry Suffers From "Labor Shortage"

According to the insiders, there are three main reasons: first, the poor working conditions of some enterprises affect the recruitment; two, the clothing enterprises belong to the streamlined operation, monotonous work and strict labor discipline; three, some new generation workers are not clear about their job hunting concept, and their work is impetuous.

Since last year, after experiencing the "roller coaster" like cotton price encounter,

"Labor shortage" has caused great difficulties to our enterprises, and export orders have been delayed.

When reporters contacted Liu Shengxian, chairman of the nine clothing company, he was busy recruiting people everywhere.

He told reporters that compared to the past few years, orders for exports to Holland were most difficult to talk about in 2010.

The date of delivery on the contract was in September last year. Due to the shortage of enterprises, the order was dragged on until November last year.

In addition, a reporter interviewed dozens of garment enterprises in an industrial park on Hua Xin Road, and found that the phenomenon of "labor shortage" was widespread.

The reporter learned from the provincial clothing industry association that in 2010, due to the high lack of work in the national garment industry, the overall operating rate of the coastal areas was only 70%.

In terms of recruitment difficulties, Shandong is better than other coastal provinces, but the turnover rate of workers is generally around 20%.

The reporter has learned that the turnover rate of some workers has even reached 50%.

Why do garment enterprises frequently appear "labor shortage"? Insiders say that from the perspective of the whole garment industry, the working environment is uneven, and some enterprises have poor working conditions, which has affected the recruitment of enterprises.

Secondly, as a labor-intensive industry, garment enterprises belong to streamlined operations, monotonous work and strict labor discipline.

Moreover, some of the new generation of workers are not clear about their choice of jobs, impetuous in their work, and lack of patience in their work.

After entering a garment enterprise, it often takes less than one or two months to leave and bring production pressure to the enterprise.

In addition, for such productive enterprises as clothing, employees are less selective and relatively unfree. They prefer to enter the service industry and refuse to enter the garment enterprises.