"Clothing Town" In Mule Town, Guiping, Guangxi, Attracted 10000 People

Recently, when we walked into the clothing production workshop in Mule Town, Guiping City, Guangxi Province, which is a "famous leisure and sports clothing town in China", the sound of "DadDada" sewing machine operation rose one after another. Dozens of workers were busy in their respective positions, rushing to produce a batch of clothing orders for overseas sales.

Mule Town has a textile and clothing industry history of more than 40 years. It is the largest leisure and sports clothing production base in Guangxi. With a total area of 87 square kilometers, the town is full of 525 clothing enterprises of all sizes, 22 enterprises above the designated size, radiating more than 100000 jobs, and promoting the high-quality development of the industry with full employment.

"I used to work in a garment factory in Guangdong, but now I can find a job outside my home, which can both earn money and take care of my family." Zeng Yongfang, a 53 year old poverty alleviation farmer in Sihe Village, Mule Town, said that he returned to the town's help workshop four years ago to engage in quality inspection, with an average monthly salary of 4000 yuan. In Mule Town, there are 1854 poverty free households like her who are employed at their home. According to different types of work, the per capita annual income can reach 40000 to 70000 yuan.

In recent years, the town has accelerated its industrial upgrading and formed a full series of industrial chains of "spinning - weaving - printing and dyeing - embroidery - rib weaving - elastic belt - design - production - sales". There are 32000 rural laborers in the town, who have become workers in the modern industrial chain and have achieved stable employment at home. At the same time, with the development of the industry, the rural labor force from the surrounding villages and towns such as Mugui, Shizui, Shepo, and even as far away as Pingnan County and Teng County has also been attracted to Mule Town for employment.

The linkage of industry, employment and entrepreneurship will further stimulate the vitality of industrial development, and the development of industry will further absorb and drive more people to find jobs and start businesses. "In the past two years, we have applied for 1.8 million yuan of business guarantee loans for 18 entrepreneurs with Mule household registration." According to Li Yan, deputy director of the Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security of Guiping City, Guiping City has started the construction of a business park in Mule Town, covering an area of more than 300 mu. At present, 26 standard plants have been put into use, which has solved the problems of land use indicators, plant construction and other problems for entrepreneurs, It has not only promoted the settlement of a number of family workshop enterprises, but also attracted a number of funded and skilled personnel to return home and start businesses. Up to now, 30 enterprises have settled in the town and employed more than 7000 people, including 110 out of poverty.

(Source: China Labor and Social Security News)