Vietnam is speeding up negotiations with Hungary in a bid to sign an agreement on sending and receiving Vietnamese labourers in the European country – an emerging market drawing great interest from labourers.
Just energy transition is significant in the development of workers' skills, the labour market and employment due to the high requirements of green and sustainable economic development, heard a conference held by the German Embassy in Hanoi on September 20.
The Laotian Times reported on August 30 that Lao workers are leaving the country in large numbers, searching for employment opportunities abroad amid the skyrocketing cost of living at home.
A conference was held in Seoul on August 24 for 39 consultants and representatives of community groups in provinces and cities in the Republic of Korea (RoK) to update them with guidelines and policies of Vietnam and the RoK regarding rights and interest of Vietnamese labourers in the RoK.
As many as 1,700 national flags have been planted along a 25-km road at former Cai Chanh military base – a national special relic site in Ninh Thanh Loi commune, Hong Dan district, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, with an inauguration ceremony held on August 23.
About 1.6 million rural workers in the Mekong Delta region will receive vocational training as part of a project on training and changing occupations for rural labourers in the region by 2030 which is being developed by the Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Members of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 17 discussed solutions to issues related to one-off withdrawal of social insurance benefits and policies to support labourers, during their ongoing 25th session.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed efforts and resolve by labourers as well as their willingness to join hands with the Government and the State in national construction and development while addressing a labourers’ forum in Hanoi on July 28.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a labourers' forum in Hanoi on July 28, which brought together about 500 trade union officials and members, and labourers.
A job festival was held on July 26 in the central city of Da Nang by Dong A University and other units to connect employers from Wakayama prefecture of Japan and local candidates and students.
Vietnam sent nearly 72,300 labourers abroad in the first half of 2023, accounting for 65.72% of the whole year plan, and 1.55 times higher than the same period last year.
More than 163,000 labourers in Ho Chi Minh City found jobs in the first six months of 2023, up 0.21% year on year, while more than 79,900 new jobs were created, a rise of 0.25%, reported the municipal Department of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs.
Deputy spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Pham Thu Hang asked people to stay alert against offers of “cushy jobs with high salaries”, during the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on May 18.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long wants to expand cooperation with Japanese partners, especially with Niigata prefecture, said Lu Quang Ngoi, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on May 8.
The number of Vietnamese workers registered to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK) has reached more than 23,400, nearly double the agreed recruitment target between Vietnam and the RoK, the Centre for Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 27 attended a ceremony to launch the Action Month on Occupational Safety and Hygiene and the Month for Workers in 2023, during which he stressed the need to pay more attention to labourers, and listen to their thoughts and aspirations.
Vietnam sent over 37,900 labourers abroad in the first three months of 2023, accounting for over 34% of the whole year plan, and more than 15 times higher than the same period in 2022.
Vietnam sent 37,923 labourers abroad in the first three months of 2023, accounting for 34.48% of the whole year plan, and more than 15 times higher than the same period in 2022.
Representatives from the Government, international organisations, trade associations, employment service suppliers of Vietnam and Japan gathered at a forum held in Hanoi on April 4 to discuss measures to improve the recruitment of workers to international standards.
Vietnam has high potential to become a new production hub of the world in the context of the current transition of the supply chain, said Dr. Ho Quoc Tuan, a senior lecturer at Bristol University in the UK.
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