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.
Reforms could ensure higher growth rates as Vietnam’s population ages
Vietnam’s economic growth could slow as its population ages, squeezing public finance and stressing the service delivery system, unless timely reforms are set in motion, a new World Bank report finds.
HCMC ‘four green’ scheme to reopen impracticable, say factories
Production facilities in HCMC are struggling to meet the stringent new reopening conditions related to Covid infections and commuting.
Red tape slows salary disbursement
A mere 2 percent of a VND7.5 trillion ($328.4 million) salary support package for Covid-affected workers has been disbursed after a month due to red tape.
Workers try to flee Vietnam’s biggest city as coronavirus crisis worsens
Thousands of jobless workers in Vietnam’s biggest city are trying to flee to their hometowns, many on motorcycles piled high with belongings, following an extension of restrictions in the epicentre of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak yet.
Bureaucracy sees Hanoi workers give up on Covid aid
Faced with one bureaucratic hurdle after another, many workers in Hanoi have simply given up claiming Covid-19 support after losing their jobs to the pandemic.
Let workers go home, factories in the south propose
Many businesses in the southern region have found the stay-at-work production model financially untenable and want a more flexible Covid-19 strategy to keep supply chains intact.
Covid surge in Vietnam hits global supply chains
Manufacturers for Nike and Adidas forced to close factories as infections rise
COVID-19 turned Vietnam’s state-run Union’s greatest weakness into its biggest strength
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor may be unable to fight for workers’ rights, but it is well-placed to help them amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Chinese manufacturers forced to halt production in Vietnam as coronavirus surge grows
Chinese manufacturers in southern Vietnam are suffering amid lockdowns and business closures, and they are not confident restrictions will be relaxed soon. A growing number of Chinese manufacturers have moved to Vietnam since the start of the trade war to…
As Vietnam’s coronavirus surge continues, lockdowns take their toll on factory output, small businesses
Vietnam’s Covid-19 hotspot Ho Chi Minh City has twice extended its lockdown, hitting manufacturers trying to export items such as clothing. An economist said the fourth wave is more devastating for labour migrants, informal workers and those in service industries…