Work dries up in rural areas

Transfer of labor will address manpower shortages, conserve water in drought areas, and provide livelihoods

Guiding, Guizhou - In order to save water and offset agricultural losses, Guiding county in drought-hit Guizhou province has started to mobilize 10,000 rural laborers to work in eastern provinces facing manpower shortages.

The most severe drought in a century continues to wreak havoc in Southwest China, leaving 5.83 million Guizhou residents struggling to find drinking water.