According to the provincial IP Management Board (IPMB), on the occasion of Lunar New Year, some electronic component manufacturers must cut down the employees due to sharp fall of order. As of March, more than 159,000 labours worked at local IP, down 13,400 people against the figure ahead Tet holiday.

Trade union staff delivers leaflet and communicate about labour law for workers at Sungwoo Vina Company Limited in Dinh Tram industrial park.

However, many companies started employing labours again. In the first quarter, they employed about 4,000 new labours and expected to find more than 20,000 people in the second quarter, particularly 6,000 for Foxconn Precision Technology Group, 10,000 for Luxshare – ICT Group, 2,000 for Lens Vietnam Technology Company Limited among others.

The IPMB confirmed to enhance management over labour employment at business, regularly review and update the labour mobilization and change as well as support enterprises to recruit labour on demand.

Bac Giang strives to create job for 32,500 labours by 2023

(BGO) – The Steering Committee for vocational training and employment in Bac Giang province (Steering Committee) sets a target to create job for 32,500 labours by 2023.

Vietnam hopes for stronger labour ties with US

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha has called on the US to enhance labour cooperation with Vietnam during a recent meeting with visiting US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai.

Bac Giang overcomes difficulties, ensures job for labour

(BGO) – Amid the order reduction, the businesses in Bac Giang province are striving to gain more orders, arrange the production line to ensure job for labours instead of reducing the human resources.

173,000 labours resume stable work at industrial parks

(BGO) – After the 2023 Lunar New Year holiday, more than 173,000 labours have resumed working at the businesses in the industrial parks of Bac Giang province so far, accounting for 98.8 percent of total number of stable labours ahead of the biggest festival in Vietnam, the Management Board of provincial Industrial Park (MBIP) reported.

Positive signs for Vietnam’s labour market

Vietnam will continue to be affected by a labour shortage in the first and second quarters of 2023, but the deficit is not great and is mainly present in labour-intensive sectors such as garments, leather, and some export-led industries, especially in foreign-invested enterprises.