Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCMCity (VNA) - Some 90,800 new jobs have been created in Ho Chi MinhCity so far this year, accounting for 67.3 percent of the annual plan, themunicipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has reported.
Nearly 200,000 workers have been recruited in the period, or over 66 percent ofthe plan.
The city gave career counselling to more than 250,900 workers through 31 jobfairs, while introducing jobs to around 55,300 people. Thanks to the fair,22,567 people found new jobs.
According to a survey from the Department’s Centre for Forecasting ManpowerNeeds and Labour Market Information (FALMI), demand was high in production,retail and wholesale, vehicle repair, manufacturing and processing,administrative and support services, and information and communications.
Over 95 percent of trained workers sought jobs in the fields of business,trade, services, garments-leather shoes, and food processing. Of the total,66.88 percent held bachelor degrees, 19.93 percent college degrees, and 6.34percent degrees from intermediate vocational schools.
Director of the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs LeMinh Tan said three working groups were established to coordinate withmanagement boards of processing zones and industrial parks and localauthorities, so as to remove bottlenecks for enterprises and help them recoverproduction while protecting jobs.
The groups will work with companies to outline legal support and training plansand make contact with local businesses that wish to hire workers, Tan added.
Director of the Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour MarketInformation Tran Thi Thanh Truc believed that if the COVID-19 pandemic is well controlledthen upbeat signs will be seen in the local business and production environment.
Employment demand in sectors such as business, trade, services, garments-leathershoes, transportation, and property will account for 75 percent, she said,stressing that accommodation, restaurants, tourism, and furniture will continueto be affected by the pandemic./.
Nearly 200,000 workers have been recruited in the period, or over 66 percent ofthe plan.
The city gave career counselling to more than 250,900 workers through 31 jobfairs, while introducing jobs to around 55,300 people. Thanks to the fair,22,567 people found new jobs.
According to a survey from the Department’s Centre for Forecasting ManpowerNeeds and Labour Market Information (FALMI), demand was high in production,retail and wholesale, vehicle repair, manufacturing and processing,administrative and support services, and information and communications.
Over 95 percent of trained workers sought jobs in the fields of business,trade, services, garments-leather shoes, and food processing. Of the total,66.88 percent held bachelor degrees, 19.93 percent college degrees, and 6.34percent degrees from intermediate vocational schools.
Director of the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs LeMinh Tan said three working groups were established to coordinate withmanagement boards of processing zones and industrial parks and localauthorities, so as to remove bottlenecks for enterprises and help them recoverproduction while protecting jobs.
The groups will work with companies to outline legal support and training plansand make contact with local businesses that wish to hire workers, Tan added.
Director of the Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour MarketInformation Tran Thi Thanh Truc believed that if the COVID-19 pandemic is well controlledthen upbeat signs will be seen in the local business and production environment.
Employment demand in sectors such as business, trade, services, garments-leathershoes, transportation, and property will account for 75 percent, she said,stressing that accommodation, restaurants, tourism, and furniture will continueto be affected by the pandemic./.
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