Apple manufacturers moved from China to Vietnam. Now they’re desperate for workers
For Apple suppliers in Vietnam, the end of summer is recruitment season. In the months ahead of the busy holiday shopping rush, companies like Luxshare and Foxconn try to fill thousands of permanent and temporary assembly jobs, building products like…
In Vietnam, over 300 workers cry for help as American company owner flees
More than 300 workers found themselves with unpaid salaries and without work after the owner of an American company in Binh Phuoc Province, southern Vietnam disappeared.
Vietnam ministry proposes 9-day Tet break for 2025
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed a 9-day Tet holiday for 2025, spanning from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2.
Why are many young people hesitant to take up jobs ?
For nearly a year, Thai Trinh has stopped applying for jobs because the positions she wanted were not available, and those that were offered low salaries.
Vietnamese are working too many hours
Readers have expressed concerns that the working conditions in Vietnam are exhausting the younger generation, calling for more and longer holidays throughout the year to enhance both physical and mental well-being.
Why Gen Z workers tend to leave their jobs quickly
Just three hours into her new job, Minh Thu quit after discovering strict rules prohibiting eating, drinking, and personal conversations at work.
Vietnam sends over 78,000 workers abroad in H1
Vietnam sent more than 78,000 workers abroad in the first half of this year, fulfilling 62.4% of the yearly target, according to the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Vietnam to ramp up its semiconductor workforce
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued directives in July for two ministries, focusing on developing the semiconductor sector’s workforce.
Why Vietnamese labor productivity is rated low
After signing a purchase deal with an automotive parts supplier in Dong Nai Province, Thang’s business was constantly notified that its orders had been delayed.
Vietnam : false claims on labor rights
Seeking US trade preferences, Hanoi insists workers can organize
Foreign teachers see no closure with Apax Leaders’ unpaid salaries
Cash-strapped expatriate teachers in Vietnam who were scammed into working for free at the English language center Apax Leaders said the incident had affected their trust in the language school business.
Teachers at HCMC international school go on strike over unpaid salaries
Around 1,400 students of the American International School Vietnam (AISVN) had to stay home on Monday as most teachers had stopped teaching over withheld salaries.
Vietnam urges caution on overseas jobs amid arrests for gambling
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson reminded Vietnamese citizens to be cautious about job offers abroad promising high pay and easy work without qualifications, labour contracts, mediators, or labour agencies.
Vietnam likely to permit worker unions to appease EU critics
Labor reform was one of the main conditions Brussels attached when negotiating a free trade agreement with Vietnam.
Vietnam plans union reform to avert trade woes, risking foreign firms’ unease
Communist-ruled Vietnam is expected to ratify this year the UN convention for the free establishment of trade unions, UN officials and diplomats said, in a move meant to cut risks of trade disputes but likely leaving some foreign companies uneasy.
Korean seasonal job scams rife in Vietnam
Many people are falling prey to scammers who lure them into believing they can get seasonal jobs in South Korea under an official employment program.
Vietnam to send 125,000 labourers abroad in 2024
Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Long Thanh airport contractor cannot find Vietnamese employees at $16,300 salary
A Turkish contractor of Long Thanh International Airport has been unable to hire local workers despite offering salaries of up to VND400 million (US$16,300) a month.
Solving Vietnam’s social protection sustainability problem
As an economy develops, economic policy and social policy tend to overlap. Reports of long queues of people in Ho Chi Minh City withdrawing their social insurance contributions after losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example.
Teachers owed salaries as university unable to lure students
137 lecturers and staff at Quang Binh University in central Quang Binh Province have not been paid their salaries for two to 7.5 months as the school failed to attract students.
Cash-on-delivery fraud is a nightmare for gig workers in Vietnam
Drivers pay out of pocket for online cash orders, expecting to be paid back by the customer — but, in Vietnam, the customers could disappear.
Vietnam to have 17 days of holidays in 2024
There will be 17 public holidays next year, including weekends and those that fall on weekends for which there are compensatory days off.
Stemming social insurance withdrawals in Vietnam
Vietnam is revising its social insurance law to discourage employees from withdrawing their social insurance premiums early and giving up their pensions. There is concern that the proposed changes might cause discontent among factory workers, many of whom have resorted…
Factories left understaffed as revised insurance law drives workers away
Despite signs of business recovery, factory workers are quitting in hordes to make sure they can get a one-time social insurance withdrawal before the law is changed.
Selfishness kills my Vietnamese dream
I am French and met my Vietnamese wife more than a decade ago and when it became serious between us, we agreed that we would live in Vietnam (without a plan to return to France).
6,000 workers strike at Taiwanese footwear maker
Some 6,000 employees of Taiwanese footwear maker Viet Glory in the central province of Nghe An gathered at the company’s gates for over an hour on Tuesday before leaving without working.