42,000 workers needed in HCMC

Businesses in Ho Chi Minh City need to recruit 33,000-42,000 workers before the end of the year, primarily unskilled workers, to complete year-end orders. Ninety-six per cent of businesses, with 230,000 workers, at 17 industrial parks have now restarted operations, and all businesses in the food sector have done so, with capacity ranging from 85-100 per cent.