Semiconductor sector to create 200,000 jobs, contribute $14 bln to Vietnam economy
Vietnam’s semiconductor sector can employ 15,000 designers, 35,000 factory engineers and 154,000 indirect workers by 2030, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Apple supplier Luxshare-ICT to hire 1,500 people a month in central Vietnam
Luxshare-ICT (Nghe An) Limited, a subsidiary of major Chinese electronics producer Luxshare-ICT, is looking to recruit 1,500 people a month for the second phase of its project in Nghe An province.
Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Over 300 employees of Korea-invested apparel firm strike work in central Vietnam province
Upset by late salary payment, 320 employees of South Korea-invested Sein Together Vinh Vina Company Limited, an apparel business in Nghe An province, struck work Friday morning.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Extend National Day holiday to 4 days: Vietnam labor confederation
Vietnam should extend its National Day holiday from two to four days, says the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, which heads all labor unions in the country.
Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Striking employees return to work at Taiwan-invested footwear firm in central Vietnam
All 7,000 employees of Taiwan-invested footwear maker Viet Glory Co. Ltd. in Nghe An province returned to work Monday morning, a week after striking work demanding better pay and working conditions.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
7,000 employees of Taiwan-invested footwear firm strike work in central Vietnam
Nearly 7,000 workers of footwear maker Viet Glory Co. Ltd., or 90% of its workforce, began a strike Monday afternoon demanding changes to “unfair” benefit policies of the Taiwan-invested firm.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Korea-invested apparel firm halts layoff plan in HCMC
South Korea-invested apparel firm Nobland Vietnam Co. Ltd., located in Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Thoi Hiep Industrial Park, has halted its plans to lay off 611 workers after a backlash from staff.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
PV Gas Trading’s labor union makes non-stop progress for workers
The labor union of PV Gas Trading, a member of leading Vietnamese gas supplier PV Gas, has come of age in the 2018-2023 term with more contributions to the PV Gas trading arm.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Millions of industrial park workers in need of housing
Vietnam currently employs around 4.5 million workers at its industrial parks, and around half of them are in need of accommodation, equivalent to 12.5 million square meters of housing, according to property consultancy Savills.
Real Estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Apple supplier Pegatron invests $68 mln to house workers in Vietnam
Pegatron Vietnam Company Limited, a subsidiary of Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Pegatron Corporation, kicked off the construction of a 5.04-hectare worker accommodation project in the northern city of Hai Phong on Tuesday.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam’s unemployment falls to 2.25% in Q1
Vietnam’s unemployment rate fell 0.21 percentage points year-on-year to 2.25% in the first quarter of this year, while its workforce grew to 52.2 million, up by 1.04 million or 2.03% year-on-year.
Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
472,000 rendered jobless, underemployed as economic slowdown casts its shadow
A total of 472,210 workers of 1,236 firms in 44 localities have either lost their jobs or had working hours curtailed this year on the back of a global slowdown.
Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam Q3 unemployment lowest in 3 years
Vietnam's unemployment rate dropped 1.7 percentage points year-on-year to 2.28% in the third quarter, the lowest since 2020.
Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
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