According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the number of unofficial workers increased from 16.8 million in 2014 to 18.01 million people in 2016.
Vietnam now records over 18 million unofficial workers who account for 57.2 percent of non-agricultural workforce, according to a report announced at a seminar held in Hanoi on October 4.
The unemployment rate is on the increase among young people in Vietnam, however, many companies are facing difficulty in recruiting unskilled labourers in the final months of the year.
WB released the “Migrating to Opportunity” report via a teleconference on October 9, saying that easing restrictions on labour migration can boost workers’ welfare and deepen regional economic integration.
The Vietnam Business Summit will kick off in the central city of Da Nang on November 7 within the framework of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, heard a press conference in Hanoi on October 9.