Labor
2017 set new labour exports record
Vietnam had 134,751 guest workers employed abroad last year, exceeding the set target by 28.3% and equivalent to 106.7% of 2016’s figure. 2017 set a record as the fourth consecutive year that Vietnam has had more than 100,000 workers in foreign job markets.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
1.63 million people step onto employment ladder in 2017
Vietnam created new jobs for more than 1.63 million people last year, achieving 102.48% of its plan, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs. Of that figure, more than 1.5 million people found domestic employment opportunities and over 135,000 people found placement abroad.Keep ...
VOV Reporter
Gender inequality persists despite positive changes
Some 72 percent of Vietnamese women have joined the labour force, higher than the average world percentage (42 percent), and ranking only behind Cambodia (81 percent). These figures were revealed in a recently-released report of the Centre for Development and Integration, a Vietnamese non-governmental and ...
VNA Reporter
Negligence blamed for building deaths
A report from the Labour Safety Department shows that 33.8 per cent of construction-related accidents are caused by employer negligence.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Ethical trekking groups in Vietnam empower marginalised tribes
A number of ethical trekking groups in northern Vietnam are empowering local tribes to help end human trafficking, plastic pollution and severe poverty.Keep reading ...
ROBYN WILSON
Retiring age to rise in 2021
The retirement age in Việt Nam, currently 60 for men and 55 for women, may be gradually raised to 62 and 60, respectively, beginning in January 2021, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) proposed.Keep reading ...
VTV Reporter
Manufacturing sector in dire need of manpower
The manufacturing sector had the strongest demand for recruitment, followed by consumer goods-retail, finance-banking, and information technology (IT) in the final quarter of last year, manpower consultant Navigos Group said in a report.Keep reading ...
Van Ly
New pension rule puts female workers at disadvantage
Many workers, especially females, have complained about the new pension calculation method applicable from January 1, 2018, saying it puts them at a disadvantage, Tien Phong newspaper reports.Keep reading ...
Saigon Times Reporter
Heavy penalties imposed on people hiring child labour
People employing under-16-year-old workers can receive an administrative fine or up to 12 years’ imprisonment depending on the level of violations.Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
VN to send 100,000 workers abroad annually
Vietnam plans each year to send 100,000 to 120,000 labourers to other countries by 2020, according to Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
