According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the garment industry is key to the Vietnam’s growth and development, employing about 2.7 million people, of which the vast majority are women.

A garment factory in Vietnam.

The latest data from the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association estimated that the industry’s export revenues will reach 39 billion USD in 2021.

However, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the industry hard with factory closures and lost income while major trends have accelerated, including automation and digitalisation as well as the introduction of greener and cleaner production to mitigate climate change.

Under the two-year project, starting in January 2022, the ILO will help the Vietnamese government along with employers’ and workers’ organisations to understand what skills the industry and its workers will need now and in the future.

The project will focus on those at the highest risk of losing their jobs due to Covid-19 and the increased automation and digitalisation in the industry.

ILO Vietnam Officer-in-Charge Nilim Baruah said that timely investment in skills can help speed up the economic recovery, allow a safe return to work, reduce the effects of prolonged unemployment and skills mismatch, and take advantage of opportunities that may otherwise dissipate over time.

Bac Giang employs 42,000 more labours to work at industrial parks

(BGO) – Amid the complicated development of Covid-19 pandemic this year, though Bac Giang province used to be the epicenter of Vietnam and suspended the operation of all industrial parks (IPs), to date, six IPs with 385 enterprises have resumed normal activities with more than 192,000 labours, up 20 companies and over 42,000 labours comparing to the figure early this year.

Bac Giang connects job demand and supply for labours returning home

(BGO) – After the fourth Covid-19 outbreak, especially in the Southern provinces and cities, Bac Giang has picked up numerous labours back home. To ensure the social welfare and create jobs to them, the local authorities, sectors and localities have paid due attention to connecting the demand and supply between businesses and workers.

Job opportunities introduced to pandemic-affected labourers in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Employment Services (YES) Centre and the Federations of Labour of the city and Go Vap district held an event on November 14 to introduce employment opportunities to labourers who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Over 290,000 labours in Bac Giang resume normal work

(BGO) – Since late April 2021, the Trade Union at all levels in the northern province of Bac Giang have actively joined hands together with authorities and businesses to highly focus all resources to prevent and control Covid-19 pandemic as well as call labours back to work so as to assist the business recovery and production acceleration in post pandemic period.

Over 41,000 labours aided from Unemployment insurance fund

(BGO) – Implementing Government’s Resolution No.116/NQ-CP about supporting employees and employers affected by Covid-19 pandemic from Unemployment insurance fund (UIF), as of October 21, the Social Insurance in Bac Giang province paid for over 41,000 labours with total amount of 94.4 billion VND (4.1 million USD) (six rates ranging from 1.8 to 3.3 million VND per person).

Source: NDO