Unemployed Vietnamese brave scorching heat to find jobs
Finding employment in Vietnam’s major cities is increasingly becoming a major issue for those affected by the current economic slowdown caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
How Vietnam hopes to open to trade – by opening up its prisons to scrutiny
As a lucrative deal with the EU looms the country is rushing to repair its reputation on human rights, which has been plagued by reports of forced labour
Vietnam says 31 million workers impacted by pandemic, risk of rising unemployment
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted about 31 million workers in Vietnam, with 900,000 out of work and nearly 18 million people receiving less income than before, a government agency said on Friday.
Thousands lose jobs to pandemic in Vietnam
Many textiles and footwear businesses are letting thousands of employees go as the Covid-19 pandemic cuts new orders.
Vietnam IT demand quadruples in 10 years
With the country an attractive software outsourcing destination for multinationals, Vietnam’s recruitment demand for IT staff has quadrupled in the last decade.
Parliament to decide whether Vietnam joins convention on forced labor
Vietnamese legislators are discussing whether to join Convention 105 (C105) on the abolition of forced labor at an ongoing National Assembly session.
Five million workers, 84.8% of companies affected by COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
The General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam said on Friday an estimated five million workers and nearly 85 percent of companies in the country were negatively affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the first quarter of 2020.
Female detectives brave their job in Vietnam
It might strike people as a job for risk-taking men, but being a private investigator has attracted Vietnamese women, some of whom have had braved the job despite dangers and physical demands.