The beneficiaries include workers whose labour contracts are suspended or those who have to leave their jobs without any salaries at firms, public and private primary and secondary educational establishments during the time of temporary closure to curb the spread of the pandemic.

Taking body temperature of workers.

An estimated budget of VND33.6 billion (US$1.46 million) is set to support 50,000 people.

The VGCL also asked the Government to add more pandemic-hit workers into the list of beneficiaries.

It put forward assistance in cash for workers who had to stop working in over two weeks for they must stay in concentrated quarantine facilities, at their accommodations or sealed off areas.

Some VND60 billion sourced from the State budget will be earmarked for 60,000 people from June 1 until the end of this year.

Labour Confederation proposes prioritising workers in Covid-19 vaccinations

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Tran Van Thuat said on May 25 that workers at businesses and industrial parks should be included in the priority list for Covid-19 vaccinations.

Vietnam resumes sending labourers to ROK

The sending of Vietnamese labourers to the Republic of Korea (ROK) was officially resumed on May 21 morning, after more than one year of disruption due to the expiration of the two countries’ agreement on this issue and Covid-19 outbreaks.

Labour export gradually recovers

(BGO) – In 2021, labour export still suffers impact by Covid-19 pandemic. To gain gradual recovery and ensure the disease prevention requirement in new normal situation, the sector of labour, invalids and social affairs, localities and businesses in the northern province of Bac Giang have taken great efforts to implement various solutions. 

Supervise health condition of immigrated experts and labourers

(BGO) – To well control over Covid-19 pandemic, the northern province of Bac Giang has continued instructing to strictly prevent and manage the source of infection from the immigrated experts and labourers.

Bac Giang forecast to recruit 110,000 labourers in 2021

(BGO)- According to the survey results and forecast of the provincial Job Service Center in 2021, the entire province has demand to recruit more than 110,000 labourers, up 122 percent compared to 2020. Most of the recruiters are FDI investors, who have finished building factories and come into official operation or expanded production mainly specializing in electronics, garment and textile.

Source: NDO/VNA