Society

Representatives from government management units in Ho Chi Minh City have made a number of recommendations on introducing an open policy for social housing to develop effectively. In particular, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction proposed allowing the city to set up specialized businesses to invest in, develop, and manage social housing in the city.

Under the “Urban embellishment, urban development and urban economy in the period of 2021-2025” program, Hanoi will preserve and repair 80 old villas and 12 valuable architectural works built before 1954.

Only VND728 billion ($31 million) has so far been disbursed out of the VND6.6 trillion ($281 million) of the housing rental support package for employees, or 11.23 per cent. Some localities disbursed less than 1 per cent and four have not disbursed any funds. Disbursement in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi represented just 7.1 per cent and 12.3 per cent, respectively.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has released a list of foreign-invested educational institutions in the city, including seven multi-level schools and 23 pre-schools.

According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), 81,429 people went to work abroad in the first seven months of 2022, or 90.8 per cent of the annual plan. Meanwhile, there are currently more than 111,000 foreign workers in Vietnam.

Many workers who were employed overseas have experience and foreign language skills but still struggle to find a job, while many businesses are short of workers and struggling to recruit. The main reason for such a paradox is that many of these workers find salaries to be too low compared to what they earned while abroad.