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Vietnamese guest workers earn highest incomes in South Korea, Japan

Vietnamese guest workers earn highest incomes in South Korea, Japan

The monthly incomes of Vietnamese guest workers abroad last year were highest at US$1,600-2,000 in South Korea and $1,200-1,500 in Japan, a government report shows.
Labor ministry calls for Vietnamese in Romania to get their acts together

Labor ministry calls for Vietnamese in Romania to get their acts together

Vietnam to send 15,400 workers to South Korea

Vietnam to send 15,400 workers to South Korea

Vietnamese workers' average income grows 6.9% in 2023

Vietnamese workers' average income grows 6.9% in 2023

The average income of Vietnamese workers increased VND459,000 a month last year, or 6.9%, compared to 2022.
January 2, 2024 | 06:05 am PT
Vietnamese Tet bonus ranges from 82 cents to $234,000

Vietnamese Tet bonus ranges from 82 cents to $234,000

The highest Tet bonus for an individual in Vietnam this year might be VND5.7 billion ($234,327), while the lowest is as low as VND20,000 (82 cents).
December 26, 2023 | 03:26 pm PT
5,000 workers return to work at Taiwanese footwear maker after pay raise

5,000 workers return to work at Taiwanese footwear maker after pay raise

Around 5,000 workers of Taiwanese footwear maker Viet Glory in Nghe An Province have returned to work following six days of strike as the company agreed to increase certain payments.
October 9, 2023 | 02:13 am PT
iPhone costs 3-4 months' Vietnam salary

iPhone costs 3-4 months' Vietnam salary

Average Vietnamese need to be paid for about 55.6 days' work to afford an iPhone 15 Pro, according to a report by international e-commerce platform Picodi.
September 13, 2023 | 08:14 pm PT
Older workers fear targeted for layoffs

Older workers fear targeted for layoffs

Vo Thi Thuy, 40, has survived four consecutive layoffs at Taiwanese shoemaker Pou Yuen, the largest employer in Ho Chi Minh City, and she's more worried than ever she could be let go.
September 6, 2023 | 08:32 pm PT
Adidas supplier in HCMC to lay off another 1,200 workers

Adidas supplier in HCMC to lay off another 1,200 workers

Taiwanese footwear maker Pouyuen, the largest employer in Ho Chi Minh City, will lay off more than 1,200 workers over lack of orders.
August 23, 2023 | 03:36 am PT
Northern electronics factories seek to recruit thousands of workers

Northern electronics factories seek to recruit thousands of workers

Electronics companies in nine northern localities are looking to recruit over 21,600 workers as orders for Apple products have returned.
July 26, 2023 | 06:37 pm PT
Vietnam's aging 100-million population a demographic time bomb

Vietnam's aging 100-million population a demographic time bomb

Vietnam’s population of 100 million people means trouble could haunt the country’s demographic future sooner rather than later, with a quickly aging population a major challenge.
July 17, 2023 | 03:07 pm PT
Many lack courage to refuse weekend work requests from boss

Many lack courage to refuse weekend work requests from boss

In Germany, whenever my husband’s bosses want to ask about anything related to work on the weekend, they have to text and email first to ask for permission to bother him.
May 7, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Sleepless nights for HCMC workers seeking to close social security accounts

Sleepless nights for HCMC workers seeking to close social security accounts

Hundreds of people waited outside HCMC Social Security offices overnight to withdraw the money accumulated in their social security accounts.
April 12, 2023 | 04:46 pm PT
Policies needed to mitigate mass worker layoffs as export orders remain elusive: experts

Policies needed to mitigate mass worker layoffs as export orders remain elusive: experts

New policies to support businesses, create jobs and promote the domestic market are needed to stop the mass layoffs amid the drying up of export orders, experts said.
March 13, 2023 | 05:31 am PT
South Korea employment scheme blacklists areas with visa overstayers

South Korea employment scheme blacklists areas with visa overstayers

Residents of certain blacklisted areas in Vietnam cannot go as guest workers to South Korea under an employment program, the labor ministry said.
March 10, 2023 | 06:18 pm PT
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