"Now only about half of them are recruited. We mainly recruit operators. At present, there are still about 40 people missing. And our production line is waiting for people to use it." On January 6, Mr. Hong of Fujian Huanke Chemical Rubber Group Co., Ltd. I was very anxious when interviewed by reporters. It is understood that the company is a company that uses waste rubber tires to produce recycled rubber and rubber products. In the past two years, the company has developed rapidly, but its employees have been in short supply, and they have encountered "employment shortage" almost every year. At the same time, a person in charge of Fujian Sanming Haochuang High-tech Materials Co., Ltd. also admitted to reporters that it is now more difficult to recruit workers.
In fact, since the beginning of spring, it is not only these companies that have suffered "labor shortage." In the past few days after the Spring Festival, the reporter saw some areas in Fujian where the chemical industry was relatively developed. Many companies posted the words “recruiting the factory†in front of them, and when they opened a newspaper in these areas, they could see a lot of “ Recruitment guidelines." The boss of a newly established plastics company in Fuzhou complained to reporters that the company had recruited employees for more than ten days before it officially opened on New Year's Day this year, but it has not hired several employees until now. The wages currently paid have been higher than other companies. One hundred yuan. And they are not afraid to be picky. They just want to be able to recruit individuals. This phenomenon of "hard to find a job" can be seen everywhere in chemical companies.
In an interview, the reporter found that although there are many reasons for the current “labor shortage†of chemical companies, the most important reason is that workers’ wages are too low. Relevant information shows that the wages of most migrant workers in Fujian are generally between 500 yuan and 700 yuan per month, and some are even harder to exceed 1,000 yuan per month even if they work more than 10 hours a day. In addition, many companies use various methods to reduce, deduct, and arrear their employees’ wages in order to pursue profits. Many chemical companies chase off operators when they are fast-drying over the probation period, and then recruit new migrant workers to drive away. This cycle "make money".
Another reason for the “work shortage†of chemical companies is that workers in certain positions are overworked. It is understood that many chemical companies in Fujian Province use piece-rate wages in some positions. Due to factors such as rising raw materials, many companies reduce labor costs by prolonging the labor hours of workers in order to obtain greater profits. Employees can't finish the workload within 8 hours, and they have to rely on overtime to get their due compensation. The average daily work of 10 to 12 hours is very common, and companies are mostly based on piece-rate wages and do not pay overtime wages as prescribed. Coupled with the serious pollution of chemical companies, and the relatively independent type of work, it is difficult to find other jobs after a few years. Young people are naturally reluctant to go on for a long time, and they have a good chance to immediately leave. This phenomenon was particularly prominent at the end of the year. In order to cope with the “labor shortage†before and after the Spring Festival, many companies have tried their best to get skilled workers from other places in spite of their promises of “Holiday pay increases,†but almost all chemical companies are inevitable before and after the Spring Festival. The land suffered a shortage crisis. Many small-scale chemical companies have been forced to leave early and postpone the commencement of work due to the massive loss of personnel.
Liu Weixin, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a regional economic expert, said that at the beginning of the reform and opening up, many enterprises in the coastal areas such as Fujian used the large amount of cheap labor in the inland areas to develop, and formed a “high-intensity, low-input†labor force. mode. With the overall economic development of China's society and the rapid development of the central and western regions, migrant workers in many regions now do not need to go far enough to obtain the same income as the coastal regions. This is one of the reasons why Fujian chemical companies are experiencing labor shortage. .
According to the Fujian Provincial Department of Labor and Social Security, a few days ago, statistics on occupational supply and demand statistics in Fujian in the fourth quarter of 2005 showed that the province’s industrial enterprises had severe “employment shortagesâ€, and the average rate of people seeking (the ratio of people seeking = the number of people in need / the number of job seekers) was 1.34. The shortage of workers in Quanzhou, Fujian Province is the most serious, and the rate of seeking employment is as high as 2.75.
The relevant officials of the Office analyzed that with the development of the petroleum and chemical industries and the further upgrading of industries, many companies are facing a structural adjustment. Due to the poor ability to pay compensation, "labor shortage" is only a superficial phenomenon. In particular, some chemical companies and labor-intensive enterprises at the end of the industry have reduced the benefits that employees may share because the added value of products is not high. If these enterprises do not quickly realize the upgrading of the industrial structure and the adjustment of product structure, the lack of work may be difficult to ease at 1:30.