
水產加工業面臨嚴重缺工與人口老化,從業人員多為60歲以上中高齡婦女,人工去刺等工序難以機械化,無刺虱目魚未來恐難以在餐桌見到。
台灣水產加工業面臨嚴重缺工與員工老化,從業人員多為60歲以上婦女。因環境低溫且需純人工去刺,年輕人意願低落,無刺虱目魚恐面臨消失危機,漁業署正規劃訓練課程以補足人力缺口。
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台灣養殖漁業發達,無刺虱目魚等水產品需依賴專業人工去刺與處理。
台灣養殖漁業發達,多刺的虱目魚須經專業手工處理去刺上架販售,但水產加工從業人員許多都6旬以上,青年一輩興趣缺缺,無刺虱目魚可能10年後消失在餐桌。
加工廠最多15人只剩1人 「阿桑」為主力
嘉義縣布袋鎮新塭虱目魚加工業者說,以前還有勤勞的外配撐住局面,但現在新住民大多轉業,以他的加工廠為例,從最多15人到現在只剩下1人,而台灣年輕人不願意從事殺魚血腥工作,近20位員工60歲以下屈指可數,而且正職只有5人,都是中高齡家庭主婦兼差,才讓加工廠可以運作,等到這批「阿桑」也做不動,就只能靠移工或停業了。
興達港漁會是少數擁有水產加工廠的漁會,總幹事郭展豪舉該會所有的加工廠為例,員工20幾人中,絕大部分都已6旬,「40歲的員工在這邊是年輕人!」他表示,目前水產加工廠遇到的問題都是人力老化,且因為水產加工廠的作業環境為確保食安,都在攝氏15度以下的低溫,還必須碰水,即使月薪開出5萬元還包吃住,仍很難有年輕人願意投入,甚至很常遇到上工1天,隔天立刻遞辭呈等情況發生。
水產品加工難以機械化須靠純人工 低溫碰水年輕人難留
郭展豪指出,許多水產品加工過程難以機械化須靠純人工,如虱目魚去刺、切割鰻魚等,人工從菜鳥到老手需耗時半年以上,他曾想以機械取代,找上全球翹楚的冰島廠商研發虱目魚去刺機具,但該廠商表示無法製作,若持續沒有新進人力,未來去刺的虱目魚等水產品價格恐怕非常昂貴,甚至可能直接消失。
漁業署署長王茂城:規劃訓練課程培育百名以上人力
漁業署署長王茂城表示,目前持續協助水產加工廠或漁業生產第一線引進許多省工省力機具,並爭取提高移工配額,但水產品包含虱目魚去刺、剖鰻、烏魚卵醃漬成烏魚子等製程都無法用機械取代,只能全人力處理,在傳產百業都缺工的情況下,水產漁業招工非常困難,漁業署規劃提供講師、場地、材料費,讓有興趣投入的民眾上水產品去刺、剖鰻、醃漬烏魚卵等一系列訓練課程,希望藉由課程培育至少百名以上人力,擬定媒合機制,為水產加工補充新血。
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漁業署將規劃並推出水產品去刺與加工訓練課程培育百名人力。
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