With the promotion of “celebrating the Chinese New Year in situ”, experts predict that production capacity will recover faster this year than in previous years. The superimposed export market share continues to remain high, foreign trade companies have full orders, and the rapid recovery of production capacity has a positive impact on the production side. But overall, the post-holiday labor shortage and difficulty in recruiting workers are still serious problems, especially for the manufacturing industry.
This year, many non-local employees of companies stayed in Keqiao, Shaoxing to celebrate the New Year. At the same time, home textile companies, printing and dyeing companies, and weaving companies still have many orders for the year. They are optimistic about the market this year and have quickly resumed work and production in the past few days. Home textile companies, in particular, have been bucking the trend since the second half of last year. Many companies have decided to expand production capacity this year, and labor demand has surged.
After several days of visits, the reporter found that Keqiao’s textile industry is now experiencing a situation of “ice and fire”: on the one hand, there are front-line workers, sales continue to be in short supply, and it is difficult to recruit and retain people. Difficult; on the other hand, some high-quality companies rely on various benefits and considerate arrangements to not only retain old employees, but also attract new employees to come to their homes, creating a gratifying situation where employment is not a worry.
The home textile industry is growing against the trend and urgently needs to expand production capacity
The demand for corporate labor is surging
Recently, the Keqiao District Human Resources Market located on Fangdu Road held a special job fair for the high-end textile and green printing and dyeing industries in Keqiao District. More than 20 companies, including “Yisha Textile”, “Meisheng New Materials” and “Miaolai Textiles”, set up stalls here to recruit people.
“Cross-border e-commerce operations, artists, tailoring, packers, quality inspectors…” In front of the booth of Shaoxing Miaolai Textile Co., Ltd., a large screen scrolled There is a strong demand for enterprises to recruit workers for various types of work. “More than ten job recruitment orders were sent out this morning, and WeChat was added.” The person in charge of on-site recruitment said that the company is a home textile company integrating industry and trade. It has developed rapidly in recent years. This year, the company expanded its production capacity and added a new workshop. It urgently needs a large number of Frontline staff. In addition to the offline job fairs here, the company also posts recruitment orders on various online recruitment platforms and at the factory gate, walking on many legs to attract employees.
In addition to “Miao Lai Textile”, home textile companies such as Zhejiang Jinchan Fabric Co., Ltd. and Shaoxing Keqiao District Youmeng Home Textile Co., Ltd. are also in urgent need of a large number of front-line workers. “This year we plan to continue to expand production capacity.” Yang Wei, general manager of “Jinchan Fabric Art” said that the company plans to recruit a large number of front-line workers in tailoring, sewing and professional e-commerce operation talents. In “Youmeng Home Textiles”, the recruitment plan has started within the year. For the full-year production plan and goals in 2021, the company has increased production capacity, added factories, and added personnel. All positions are in urgent need of talents. Introducers who successfully introduce candidates can also enjoy Cash prize.
There is a huge gap in front-line workers and sales
The textile industry is encountering difficulties in recruiting and retaining workers
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“Not many people came to the site today, and we need relatively few salesmen, merchandisers and other corresponding employees.” At the job fair a few days ago, Zhejiang Yongan Rongtong Holdings Co., Ltd. The company’s on-site person in charge said that on the one hand, the job fair has changed its address this year, and on the other hand, many workers will not come out until after the Lantern Festival. However, after recruiting in recent years, front-line workers and salesmen have always been in high demand and are in short supply. It’s hard to recruit and keep.
The person in charge said that “Yongan Rongtong” is China’s first private textile enterprise listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. At the same job fair 10 years ago, he could I received a thick stack of resumes. Although some people are now being recruited online, I have received much fewer resumes in recent years. In particular, the company is in short supply of salesmen. In the past, the company tried to recruit college students, but so many people changed jobs after two or three years that it was impossible to retain them. Nowadays, companies prefer to recruit experienced and skilled workers.
Shaoxing Yiqi Information Technology Co., Ltd. is also in urgent need of sales talents. The company is mainly engaged in the trade of chemical fiber raw materials and is also well-known in the Qianqing raw material market. “I only received one resume all morning.” The person in charge of on-site recruitment revealed that the company has expanded this year, and apart from administration and finance, there is a large gap in sales personnel.
In addition, among many small and medium-sized textile enterprises in Keqiao, especially small weaving enterprises and small trading companies, their main jobs are front-line workers and sales, and the mobility of employees Just stronger.
“Celebrating the New Year on the spot” brings new opportunities
Employees take the initiative to knock on the door of high-quality enterprises
Glazing changes are also quietly taking place. Under the background of “celebrating the Chinese New Year on the spot”, some high-quality companies have further surfaced with their strong corporate care, attracting front-line employees to come to their homes, and the companies have no worries about employment.
At Zhejiang Baofang Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd., on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the employees were basically in place. During the Spring Festival this year, more than 300 non-local employees of the company stayed in Keqiao to celebrate the New Year. In order to let the non-local employees have a good New Year, the company chartered a car and arranged for employees to travel to Shaoxing for free for six days. At the same time, the company also carefully prepares snacks and snacks and distributes them to employees for free. The company also arranges a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner before the Spring Festival, and the employee dormitories have already been upgraded. This Spring Festival, employees can eat with peace of mind, live comfortably and have fun. On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the number of old and new employees exceeded 100.
“Baofang Printing and Dyeing” is not an isolated case. Shaoxing Yongtong Printing Co., Ltd. has resumed production on the 10th day of this year. During the Spring Festival this year, the company has 150 non-local employees staying in the factory to celebrate the New Year. The company not only found a chef to cook for the employees, but also provided free lunch and dinner.With the tourist card, employees can travel to Shaoxing for free. The staff activity room is specially equipped with a large TV so that everyone can watch the Spring Festival Gala and experience the spirit of the New Year. At the same time, the company also specially arranged buses to pick up foreign employees in Hangzhou. As old employees returned to work one after another, on the tenth day of the first lunar month, the employees were basically in place and no special recruitment was needed.
The phenomenon of difficulty in recruiting and retaining workers in the textile industry did not just appear this year. As Fu Jianlin, chairman of Shaoxing Shengxin Printing and Dyeing Co., Ltd., said: “Employees are the company’s precious wealth. You Treat employees with true feelings, and they will repay you with sincerity.” The same is true behind the worry-free employment of “Baofang Printing and Dyeing” and “Yongtong Printing”. Behind the competitive salary, good corporate culture and corporate care can make the company Recruitment is booming. </p
