The Great Resignation makes its way to Vietnam
Nguyen Minh Hong, 26, quit her job as an administrative employee in HCMC a month before Tet (Lunar New Year). She had interviewed at four companies but decided to quit anyway though she was not hired.
In relief for retailers, Vietnam won’t close factories amid COVID-19 surge
Millions of factory workers have been fully vaccinated and the Omicron variant is proving less severe, says the Vietnamese government
Vietnam lacks 24,000 preventive healthcare workers
Vietnam needs 23,866 medical workers to carry out preventive healthcare programs, including 8,000 doctors and 4,000 public health graduates, authorities say.
Number of unemployed workers in Vietnam expected to rise
The number of unemployed workers in Vietnam is expected to rise this year to 1.3 million, higher than the 1.2 million recorded last year.
Tet bonus fails to deliver festive cheer in major cities
Some festive cheer is missing in major cities and industrial hubs, with scant to no Tet (Lunar New Year) bonus being paid to workers because of pandemic impacts.
Thousands strike for bonus at top shoemaker Pou Chen’s factory in Vietnam
Thousands of employees at Pou Chen, the world’s largest manufacturer of branded sports footwear, went on strike at a factory in southern Vietnam on Friday, demanding better year-end bonuses, state media reported.
Around 2.2 million workers left Vietnam and returned home
It is estimated that around 2.2 million workers have left Vietnam’s major cities and returned to their hometowns due to the long-lasting pandemic impacts.
Businesses in Vietnam still plagued by labour shortages
Businesses in the southern Vietnamese metropolis Ho Chi Minh City are facing labour shortages and need around 310,000 workers this year.
The limits of Vietnam’s labor reforms
Contrary to much reporting, Vietnam has not authorized independent workers’ unions.
370,000 workers will not return to HCMC
Around 370,000 migrant workers are unlikely to return to HCMC, which they left amid the Covid-19 restrictions and job losses to go back to their hometowns.
Workers in Vietnam receive US$1.24 billion in support
These include some 1.85 million workers who had their labour contracts temporarily suspended or were told to take unpaid leave.
Vietnam factories short of workers after heavy-handed lockdowns
Factories in Vietnam are struggling for staff after many migrant workers returned home when a coronavirus lockdown that had kept them in Ho Chi Minh City for months last year was eased, a partner at venture capital firm Cento Ventures…
Vietnamese domestic workers’ tales of abuse in Saudi Arabia
Many Vietnamese domestic workers in Saudi Arabia find no escape from 19 hours of work a day in a system loaded in favor of abusive employers.
Vietnam : the world factory struggling to find workers
After overcoming its worst Covid-19 wave, Vietnam, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers, is having problems reactivating the industry around its economic capital, as hundreds of thousands of workers have recently left for good over fear of the virus.
Factory shutdowns in Vietnam could have longer impact for apparel and footwear retailers, BofA warns
The impact of prolonged factory shutdowns in Vietnam is likely going to be worse than retailers have planned for, according to analysts at BofA Securities. BofA cited a number of reasons for its predictions, including the fact that the reopening…
HCMC faces severe shortage of medical workers
Ho Chi Minh City has just 2.3 medical workers for a population of 10,000 compared to the national average of 7.4.
Adidas, Reebook supplier in HCMC faces worker shortage
Footwear maker PouYuen Vietnam, the largest employer in HCMC, faces a shortage of workers after 6 percent quit due to Covid-19 restrictions and resultant problems.
Vietnam says its Nike manufacturers back to full operations
About 200 contracted factories that make sportswear for Nike Inc (NKE.N) across Vietnam have resumed operations after months of COVID-19 suspension, the government said on Wednesday, as it races to get its key manufacturing sector back on track.
Vietnam had seemingly conquered Covid.Then Delta spread
The Southeast Asian nation is slowly emerging from months of lockdown but has plenty of challenges yet.
Vietnam’s factories lurch into crisis from worker exodus with holiday shopping on the line
This is the latest disruption to global supply chains already roiled by labour shortages and high shipping costs due to the pandemic. Factories had moved to Vietnam amid the US-China trade dispute, but there are fears the mass departure of…
Vietnam’s staff-starved factories implore employees to come back
Millions of workers who fled virus outbreak are too scared to return to make the world’s winter clothes and Christmas gifts.
Safe from Covid but still no jobs: Migrant workers’ dilemma at home
Migrant workers are relieved to be home amid the Covid-19 pandemic and economic downturn, but a big question now is, ‘what to do for a living ?’
Vietnam to miss garment export target, faces labour shortage
Vietnam will fall short of its garment exports target this year, by $5 billion in the worst case scenario, the government said on Tuesday, due to the impacts of coronavirus restrictions and a shortage of workers.
From bathroom queues to loud sex : workers’ on-site travails
At 1:30 a.m. Hai left the line of colleagues waiting to take a shower, giving up after five hours of waiting.
‘We are tired’ : Workers flee Vietnam’s largest city as long lockdown eases
Tens of thousands of people, mostly migrant workers, left Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend as the largest metropolis in Vietnam eased a months-long COVID-19 lockdown, triggering fears of labour shortages and more disruption to manufacturing.
HCMC requires speedy vaccination for industrial workers
HCMC authorities are preparing to speed up vaccination for nearly 128,000 workers at industrial parks so they could return to work after economic activity resumes.