Creating job opportunitiesJob opportunities as a solution to social problems is a practical method of social inclusionSocial inclusion. This approach informed the action research projectAction research project I initiated, which aimed at farmland recoveryFarmland recovery and maintenance through the involvement of homeless elderly laborersHomeless elderly laborers and entrepreneurs assisting youth employment. I conducted interviews with participants to examine whether participants view these job opportunitiesJob opportunities as more than simply a response to labor shortagesLabor shortages. The homeless elderly laborersHomeless elderly laborers, who sought jobs that they can start remaining homeless, sometimes served as leaders to the young trainees. Farmwork, as part of employment assistanceEmployment assistance for jobless youth, not only boosts trainees’ self-esteem but also helps them identify their aptitudes, making it an effective preliminary step in their job-huntingJob hunting activities. However, some trainees expressed doubts about using farmwork as a means of adapting to the existing labor marketLabor market. An additional inquiry examined the tension in introducing farmwork into employment assistanceEmployment assistance for these young trainees. The most common sentiment expressed in the interviews indicated that they were deeply absorbed in their work, which may be because the necessities and meanings of every detail in agriculture are governed by the laws of natureLaws of nature, which humans cannot control, unlike social or cultural norms.

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The Significance of Agriculture-Related Job Opportunity Creation

  • Hiroyuki Tsunashima

摘要

Creating job opportunitiesJob opportunities as a solution to social problems is a practical method of social inclusionSocial inclusion. This approach informed the action research projectAction research project I initiated, which aimed at farmland recoveryFarmland recovery and maintenance through the involvement of homeless elderly laborersHomeless elderly laborers and entrepreneurs assisting youth employment. I conducted interviews with participants to examine whether participants view these job opportunitiesJob opportunities as more than simply a response to labor shortagesLabor shortages. The homeless elderly laborersHomeless elderly laborers, who sought jobs that they can start remaining homeless, sometimes served as leaders to the young trainees. Farmwork, as part of employment assistanceEmployment assistance for jobless youth, not only boosts trainees’ self-esteem but also helps them identify their aptitudes, making it an effective preliminary step in their job-huntingJob hunting activities. However, some trainees expressed doubts about using farmwork as a means of adapting to the existing labor marketLabor market. An additional inquiry examined the tension in introducing farmwork into employment assistanceEmployment assistance for these young trainees. The most common sentiment expressed in the interviews indicated that they were deeply absorbed in their work, which may be because the necessities and meanings of every detail in agriculture are governed by the laws of natureLaws of nature, which humans cannot control, unlike social or cultural norms.