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600 workers strike for better pay at Japanese company

600 workers strike for better pay at Japanese company

Over 600 Ho Chi Minh City workers have halted work for the last two days in protest of their Japanese employer Toyo Precision’s announcement it would give them a minimum year-end bonus of only VND100,000 ($4.27).
Order plunge sees factories strive to retain workers

Order plunge sees factories strive to retain workers

Factories aim to retain their employees by offering them early bonuses, food, and a possible salary increase.
November 13, 2022 | 03:00 pm PT
Out of sight, in a bind: labor export breaks families

Out of sight, in a bind: labor export breaks families

Thousands of Vietnamese go overseas to work, seeking life-changing opportunities, but for some people, it is the cause of their divorces.
October 4, 2022 | 02:05 am PT
Factories strive to retain workers with an eye on demand recovery

Factories strive to retain workers with an eye on demand recovery

Wood products manufacturer Lam Viet recently gave its employees, whose incomes have fallen as a result of declining demand, rice and a month’s salary as bonus.
September 12, 2022 | 05:10 pm PT
'Help me, mother:' parents worried sick about trafficked children in Cambodia

'Help me, mother:' parents worried sick about trafficked children in Cambodia

It has been a torrid three months for Ba after she received a message from her 18-year-old son saying he had been tricked into working in Cambodia.
September 5, 2022 | 05:48 pm PT
Why Vietnamese workers abroad don't want to return home

Why Vietnamese workers abroad don't want to return home

Tam, 32, has been working in Taiwan for 10 years and does not want to return to Vietnam, because he cannot find a good enough job.
August 31, 2022 | 10:11 pm PT
Nidec Servo Vietnam, workers disagree on wage hike

Nidec Servo Vietnam, workers disagree on wage hike

Nidec Servo Vietnam, a HCMC unit of Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Servo, and its workers are in disagreement over salary hikes.
August 30, 2022 | 02:14 am PT
Interns come to factories’ rescue amid labor shortage

Interns come to factories’ rescue amid labor shortage

Manufacturing companies are offering various benefits to attract interns as a labor shortage threatens to stymie their post-Covid recovery.
July 5, 2022 | 12:39 am PT
Companies seek doubling of overtime limit as severe labor shortage continues

Companies seek doubling of overtime limit as severe labor shortage continues

Companies have called on the government to raise workers' overtime limit to 400-500 hours a year rather than the 300 lawmakers decided amid a persistent labor shortage.
March 23, 2022 | 11:30 pm PT
HCMC industries expand into hinterlands as labor shortage persists

HCMC industries expand into hinterlands as labor shortage persists

Many HCMC manufacturers are expanding to other localities, especially the Mekong Delta, to utilize a readily available labor force.
March 15, 2022 | 05:55 pm PT
Employees forced to put in more hours as colleagues contract Covid

Employees forced to put in more hours as colleagues contract Covid

During the past week Nguyen Hoang Nam has been struggling to meet order deadlines as every day 15 employees contract Covid-19.
March 6, 2022 | 09:19 pm PT
Salary conflicts spark 28 workers strikes in two months

Salary conflicts spark 28 workers strikes in two months

As many as 28 labor strikes were reported nationwide before and after the Lunar New Year holiday, mostly over salary and benefit conflicts.
February 16, 2022 | 08:02 pm PT
HCMC factories go headhunting for workers

HCMC factories go headhunting for workers

HCMC factories are sending staff to several other localities, particularly in the Mekong Delta, to convince people to work in the city, offering remuneration packages.
February 12, 2022 | 09:43 pm PT
Migrant workers try to get back on their feet as Covid restrictions ease

Migrant workers try to get back on their feet as Covid restrictions ease

Many migrants want to stay back in their hometowns, where they feel safer amid Covid-19, but some are returning to cities and industrial hubs to find jobs.
October 17, 2021 | 07:49 pm PT
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