Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Van Thanh said the pandemic has left negative effects on the labour market and labourers’ jobs and incomes.

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Labour supply decreased sharply while the number of labourers with jobs dropped to the lowest level for many years. The number of labourers with jobs stood at 49.07 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, down 1.79 million from one year ago.

The unemployment rate peaked in Q3 of 2021 to 3.98 percent, equivalent to over 1.7 million people. The rate in urban areas reached a record 5.54 percent in the same quarter.

Average monthly incomes of labourers dropped from 6.7 million VND in 2019 to 5.3 million VND in 2021.

In particular, there has been a reverse trend in the labour structure, with 1.3 million labourers moving from urban areas to rural areas and from big economic hubs to localities.

The Deputy Minister said although most sectors and fields have entered the recovery period and begun to record growth again, labour supply remains limited, unable to meet demand, especially the demand for skilled personnel.

Some localities and industries are facing labour shortage, particularly textile-garment, electronic assembling, wood processing, and tourism and education.

Vice Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Ngo Duy Hieu underlined the need to create a favourable environment for the labour market to recover and develop, calling for early reform of policies on wage, social security, social housing.

He also suggested reforming policies on investment attraction to prevent the concentration of too many investment projects in a locality, which puts pressure on the local infrastructure while causing local labour shortage.

Vice Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc shared the city’s experience in keeping labourers. He said taking care of labourers’ life, both material and spiritual, during the pandemic has helped workers stay with their employers, allowing enterprises to quickly resume operation and avoid disruption in labour supply.

Hiep Hoa district receives Presidents’ first- class labour medal

(BGO)- The state President signed the Decision No 602/QD-CTN dated May 25, 2022 to award the first- class labour medal to the party committee, government and people of Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province.

Efforts made to help labour market recover sustainably

Another piece of the socio-economic picture is returning with bright colours, which is the field of labour and employment. Statistics released by the General Statistics Office showed that the labour market recorded a gradually recovery in the first quarter of 2022 along with the recovery momentum of the economy.

Over 600 labours exported to Republic of Korea

(BGO) – Republic of Korea is among the traditional market for labour export of Bac Giang province. The province has implemented programme to bring Vietnamese labour to work in this country under the Employment Permit System which has low cost of immigration and helps labour earn stable income.

Support housing rent cost for labour

(BGO) – Recently, the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA) has actively cooperated with relevant departments to plan and consult the provincial People’s Committee to implement housing rent support policy to labour in line with the Decision No. 08/2022/QD-TTg on March 28 issued by the Prime Minister.

RoK waives quarantine, extends labour contracts for Vietnamese workers

The Republic of Korea (RoK) has decided to continue waiving the mandatory seven-day quarantine and extend labour contracts for eligible Vietnamese workers.

Source: VNA