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Bad memories, fear of Covid mean migrant workers shun cities, cause labor shortage

Bad memories, fear of Covid mean migrant workers shun cities, cause labor shortage

Still reeling from the trauma of Covid-19 lockdowns, many people have decided to remain in their hometowns rather than return to the urban centers they fled, causing a labor shortage.
Migrant workers eke out Tet at homes away from home

Migrant workers eke out Tet at homes away from home

Staying put instead of returning to their hometown for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, migrant workers are finding ways to celebrate despite pandemic concerns and financial constraints.
January 31, 2022 | 06:00 pm PT
Many HCMC workers to stay back for Tet holiday

Many HCMC workers to stay back for Tet holiday

Their incomes hard hit by pandemic related closures, many HCMC workers are choosing to stay back instead of returning home for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
January 19, 2022 | 10:31 pm PT
Laborers choose long Tet break over returning to work post lockdown

Laborers choose long Tet break over returning to work post lockdown

Many migrant workers have decided to stay in their hometowns until after the Lunar New Year holiday instead of returning to Ho Chi Minh City for work.
January 17, 2022 | 05:10 pm PT
Migrants return home early to complete quarantine mandate before Lunar New Year

Migrants return home early to complete quarantine mandate before Lunar New Year

Local officials replaced the lock on Nguyen Thi Ly's house in northern Thanh Hoa Province as her family started seven-day quarantine.
January 15, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Labor shortage still stalks industry

Labor shortage still stalks industry

Companies still have difficulty finding workers, especially skilled ones, a problem that began months ago when thousands returned to their hometowns to escape Covid-19, a survey has found.
December 12, 2021 | 11:54 pm PT
'Like prison': Singapore migrant workers suffer under Covid curbs

'Like prison': Singapore migrant workers suffer under Covid curbs

Bangladeshi migrant worker MD Sharif Uddin used to spend his days off with friends outside his cramped Singapore dormitory, but coronavirus curbs have for 18 months left him stuck inside during his spare time.
November 13, 2021 | 11:00 pm PT
HCMC businesses suffer as labor shortage drags on

HCMC businesses suffer as labor shortage drags on

A month after HCMC lifted Covid-19 restrictions, many businesses still cannot resume normal operations due to a labor shortage as people remain wary of returning.
November 5, 2021 | 12:04 am PT
Covid-19 rate soars in Mekong Delta province after reverse migration

Covid-19 rate soars in Mekong Delta province after reverse migration

The Covid-19 infection rate in Bac Lieu Province has jumped 10 times after many people returned from places previously hardest hit by Vietnam’s latest outbreak.
November 4, 2021 | 07:15 am 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
Reverse migration breeds Mekong Delta Covid-19 hotspots

Reverse migration breeds Mekong Delta Covid-19 hotspots

Four Mekong Delta provinces have recorded a rise in the number of Covid-19 infections after receiving thousands of returnees from localities previously hard hit by the pandemic.
October 26, 2021 | 05:30 am PT
Migrants tell of life inside shoebox apartments

Migrants tell of life inside shoebox apartments

Low-income workers squeezed between high rents and subpar housing are forced to make do with their tiny flats in HCMC.
October 23, 2021 | 08:55 pm PT
Migrant workers return to HCMC as pandemic wanes

Migrant workers return to HCMC as pandemic wanes

"I definitely want to return to Saigon... I can't stay in my hometown forever," said Ngo Ly, previously ecstatic about heading back to her hometown four months ago.
October 18, 2021 | 11:00 pm PT
70 percent of workers rent rooms

70 percent of workers rent rooms

Over 1.7 million workers in Vietnam are living in boarding houses in an average space per capita of less than three square meters.
October 14, 2021 | 03:32 am PT
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