Justice Minister Lee Gwi-nam Participates in Rice Harvesting Volunteer Work in Hwaseong

Justice Minister Lee Gwi-nam visited Geumdam Village in Mado-myeon, Hwaseong on the 12th, participating in rice harvesting support work alongside approximately 200 people including community service workers, local farmers, and agricultural cooperative staff.

Minister Lee Gwi-nam (center in photo) and Choi Won-byeong, chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (far right), and other attendees directly wielded sickles and worked hard to assist with rice harvesting.

The rice harvesting support work on this day was carried out in connection with the "Launching Ceremony for 200,000 Community Service Workers' Rural Support" held by the Justice Ministry on May 11 in Geumdam Village, Mado-myeon, Hwaseong.

The Justice Ministry is promoting a rural support project for community service workers by concluding a memorandum of understanding with the agricultural cooperative in March, having approximately 200,000 out of annually 1 million community service workers assist rural areas that face labor shortages during busy farming seasons.