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Labor market to recover by Q2 2022
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Labor market to recover by Q2 2022

An estimated 70-75 per cent of businesses and employees have now returned to work around Vietnam, with some localities seeing a rate of over 90 per cent. If the pandemic is controlled and the vaccination campaign is sufficiently widespread, between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter of 2022, labor and employment is likely to have recovered to a level similar to before the outbreak.
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Unemployment insurance claims down

The Hanoi Center for Employee Services has received applications for unemployment insurance from over 53,000 workers since the beginning of the year, down 20 per cent year-on-year.
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Hanoi planning to set up toll booths in inner city areas

The Hanoi Department of Transport has compiled a plan on setting up 87 toll booths for vehicles entering inner city areas, to contribute to resolving traffic jams. There are currently 6.4 million vehicles on the capital’s streets, including 600,000 motor cars and 5.6 million motorbikes.
Labor market to recover by Q2 2022

Labor market to recover by Q2 2022

An estimated 70-75 per cent of businesses and employees have now returned to work around Vietnam, with some localities seeing a rate of over 90 per cent. If the pandemic is controlled and the vaccination campaign is sufficiently widespread, between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter of 2022, labor and employment is likely to have recovered to a level similar to before the outbreak.
Infrastructure investment at IP social housing an issue

Infrastructure investment at IP social housing an issue

Investment in infrastructure at social housing in industrial parks (IPs) around Vietnam is inconsistent. Developing housing for workers at industrial parks is becoming a more pressing matter, especially as the pandemic has not yet ended.
Unemployment insurance claims down

Unemployment insurance claims down

The Hanoi Center for Employee Services has received applications for unemployment insurance from over 53,000 workers since the beginning of the year, down 20 per cent year-on-year.
Hanoi planning to set up toll booths in inner city areas

Hanoi planning to set up toll booths in inner city areas

The Hanoi Department of Transport has compiled a plan on setting up 87 toll booths for vehicles entering inner city areas, to contribute to resolving traffic jams. There are currently 6.4 million vehicles on the capital’s streets, including 600,000 motor cars and 5.6 million motorbikes.
HCMC to eliminate ‘slums’

HCMC to eliminate ‘slums’

In the renovation and urban development plan of Ho Chi Minh City for the 2021-2025 period, the city’s Department of Construction has set a target of relocating 6,500 houses on and along canals, at a total estimated investment cost of VND19.2 trillion ($840 million), of which VND9 trillion ($397 million) is expected to be used to relocate households living on and along the south bank of Kenh Doi in District 8.

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