Topic: workers

Procedures to be streamlined to facilitate business operations.

Many companies may cease operations or lay off more workers before the end of the year.

More than 17,600 workers who lost their jobs or work fewer hours access financial assistance.

Taiwan (China) the leading destination of Vietnamese overseas workers.

1,300 enterprises nationwide have seen orders fall since last September.

More than 68.43 million workers and over 1.41 million employers received support totaling some $4.45 billion to cope with the consequences of Covid-19 in 2022.

Over 95 per cent of people have returned to work in Hanoi and HCMC.

Vietnam General Confederation of Labor to provide financial support of VND1-3 million ($42-126) each for workers losing their jobs or having their hours cut.

Production difficulties at many enterprises leading to layoffs and lower working hours.

Addressing the National Assembly on October 28, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said Vietnam is short of workers, especially high-quality human resources, which leads to low workplace productivity. Informal labor still accounts for a high proportion of the workforce, while labor mobility and human resources transformation are low.