Tag: labour
Remittances to Vietnam rise sharply over global uncertainties
VOV.VN - Vietnamese expatriates tend to send home remittances due to global geopolitical insecurities, with the amount expected to rise sharply in the coming days ahead of the lunar New Year festival.
Vietnamese labourers’ average income up 6.9% in 2023
The monthly average income of Vietnamese labourers in 2023 reached VND7.1 million (over US$291) per person, up 6.9% compared to 2022, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Improving labour productivity remains a key focus in VN's development
Enhancing the quality of the workforce, promoting regional linkages, and developing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation are keys to Vietnam's focus on improving labour productivity in the coming decades, according to the recently approved National Programme on Labour Productivity Enhancement by 2030.
Labour market quality yet to see improvement
VOV.VN - The quality of the Vietnamese labour market has failed to drastically improve with a large portion of informal workers, although the employed population has increased, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Labour export far exceeds yearly target in 2023
VOV.VN - Vietnam sent approximately 155,000 workers abroad this year, meeting 129% of the target set for the year and representing an increase of 8.55% from a year earlier, according to an initial report unveiled by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).
Nearly 20,000 vacancies available for workers in HCM City
Nearly 100 domestic and foreign enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City - the southern largest economic hub of Vietnam - offered some 20,000 job vacancies at a job fair held in the city on December 17.
Vietnam labour day held in RoK
A Vietnam labour day was held in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Siheung city on December 10.
Bac Giang, RoK’s Chungcheongnam province sign cooperation agreement
A delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Chungcheongnam province held talks and signed a cooperation agreement with authorities of the northern province of Bac Giang on December 5.
Vietnam and UAE sign MoU on human resources cooperation
VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a memorandum of understanding on human resources cooperation in Dubai on December 1.
Minimum wage fixing for labourers under discussion
A consultation workshop on the draft dossier for the accession to the Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970 (Convention 13) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.
