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Vietnam operating costs among Asia’s lowest: report

Vietnam operating costs among Asia’s lowest: report

Vietnam has the second lowest operating costs among nine countries in Asia and is assessed to have high logistics development potential, a report says.
More than two million workers abandon major cities during pandemic

More than two million workers abandon major cities during pandemic

Around 2.2 million workers have left Vietnam’s major cities and returned to their hometowns over long-lasting pandemic impacts, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced Thursday.
January 6, 2022 | 06:30 am PT
Southern factories face Tet bonus dilemma amid Covid-inflicted financial pain

Southern factories face Tet bonus dilemma amid Covid-inflicted financial pain

The Tet bonus, the biggest and most anticipated reward for workers, has become a major headache for businesses in the south after the Covid-19 pandemic slashed their revenues.
December 28, 2021 | 04:36 pm PT
370,000 workers will not return to HCMC: survey

370,000 workers will not return to HCMC: survey

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.
December 19, 2021 | 10:22 pm PT
Factories struggle to recruit workers for year-end production

Factories struggle to recruit workers for year-end production

Manufacturing companies are offering higher salaries and benefits to attract workers as their year-end order books bulge, but are getting few applications amid the lingering fear of Covid-19.
November 28, 2021 | 04:36 pm PT
Vietnam seeking to fix labor shortage soon: PM

Vietnam seeking to fix labor shortage soon: PM

Vietnam's government is aiming to fix a coronavirus-induced labor shortage by end of this year or early in 2022, its prime minister said on Friday.
November 12, 2021 | 05:19 pm PT
Adidas, Reebook supplier in HCMC faces worker shortage

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.
November 10, 2021 | 12:43 am PT
Returning workers unable to meet southern companies’ massive labor needs

Returning workers unable to meet southern companies’ massive labor needs

The number of workers returning to southern industrial hubs is inadequate to meet companies’ requirements as they seek to return to full production capacity amid increasing orders.
October 28, 2021 | 04:42 pm PT
90 Vietnamese scammed by Japan job offer

90 Vietnamese scammed by Japan job offer

HCMC police are investigating a man that had swindled VND8 billion ($352,000) from 90 people en route to work in Japan.
October 28, 2021 | 12:21 am PT
Southern factories race to hire workers as Covid restrictions ease, production resumes

Southern factories race to hire workers as Covid restrictions ease, production resumes

Foreign companies in southern Vietnam are scrambling to recruit employees, offering higher salaries and benefits, as they seek to return to normal production levels after months of lockdowns.
October 19, 2021 | 08:32 pm PT
143,000 workers return to HCMC post-Covid

143,000 workers return to HCMC post-Covid

Over 143,000 workers have returned to HCMC for work, with more expected to show up in the coming days.
October 16, 2021 | 03:07 am PT
HCMC industrial workforce shrinks by half after Covid lockdown goes

HCMC industrial workforce shrinks by half after Covid lockdown goes

Only 50 percent of employees have returned to work at industrial parks and export processing zones, causing a severe labor shortage.
October 4, 2021 | 09:46 pm PT
1.3 million workers lose livelihoods to Covid-19

1.3 million workers lose livelihoods to Covid-19

The ongoing Covid-19 wave has affected more than 1.3 million workers who have lost their jobs, had their contracts suspended or stopped working for other reasons.
August 17, 2021 | 05:45 am PT
Worker shortage prolonged by pandemic, firms struggle

Worker shortage prolonged by pandemic, firms struggle

The fourth Covid-19 wave has made it more difficult for businesses to hire the employees they need to fulfill the increased orders that they have been getting.
July 8, 2021 | 04:06 pm PT
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