Vietnam plans to create 1.6 million jobs in 2011
The target, which was announced at MOLISA’s review conference held in Hanoi on Jan. 5, includes 87,000 jobs overseas.
In
2011, the ministry will focus on developing the labour market, building
harmonious labour relations, increasing the scale and improving the
quality of vocational training following the market’s demands. It will
also work to shift the restructure towards higher industrial and service
percentage while reducing the number in agriculture.
Industry and construction led in creating jobs in the
country. Especially, the project to train rural labourers made a
breakthrough in connecting enterprises, vocational training
establishments and local authorities, contributing to generating stable
jobs.
The National Fund for Employment poured over 1.9 trillion
VND (nearly 95 million USD) in loans for farming, agriculture and
handicraft projects, which helped create about 250,000 jobs.
Labour
export was boosted in 2010 despite the impacts of the global economic
crisis. Traditional markets for Vietnamese labour, including Taiwan ,
Malaysia , the Republic of Korea and Japan were maintained and
even saw growth. New markets like Libya , Macao and the United Arab
Emirates have opened their door to Vietnamese workers.
More
labour transaction floors were open, creating effective linkages between
enterprises and labourers, especially at localities with labour markets
like Hanoi , Da Nang , Ho Chi Minh City , Binh Duong and Dong Nai.
The
efficiency of job generation over the past year contributed to help
reduce unemployment rate in urban areas from 4.66 percent in 2009 to
4.43 percent in 2010./.