VOV.VN - In the first half of the year, there were 80,500 newly-registered enterprises with a total registered capital of VND744.2 trillion and 512,000 new labourers, rising by 6.1%, 5.2%, and 0.4%, respectively, from the same period a year ago, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

While Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is recovering, it is facing new challenges such as customers preferring small, rapid orders and labour shortages, experts have said.

An agricultural cooperative of Gangjin district in South Jeolla province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is hiring 20 Vietnamese workers under a five-month contract starting from April 22 to harvest onions and garlic.

VOV.VN - The country always prioritises enhancing social progress and equity, regarding this as a goal, a task, and also a measure aimed at reaching greater sustainable development, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung said on June 11 at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva.

Vietnam and Slovenia have great potential to enhance cooperation across multiple domains such as labour, tourism, logistics, and import and export of agricultural products, former General Director of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS) Ales Cantarutti has said.

VOV.VN - Improving labour productivity is the shortest way for Vietnam to achieve rapid and sustainable development and escape the middle income trap, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a national labour productivity forum in Hanoi on May 26.

Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung held a working session with Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Keijo Norvanto in Hanoi on May 23, during which they discussed measures to promote cooperation in vocational education and sending Vietnamese workers to Finland.

Le Van Thinh, Director of HCM City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and Tran Thanh Hai, Principal of Vien Dong College, have signed a commitment with several German enterprises to increase skilled young labourers for the college and to train young talents in line with German standards for the labour market in both countries.

VOV.VN - Japan welcomed 29,665 Vietnamese guest workers in the first four months of this year, becoming the largest recipient of workers under labour contract from the Southeast Asian nation, according to the Department of Overseas Labor under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - The country has carried out policies aimed at enhancing the role and ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and informal enterprises, especially household businesses, thereby maintaining social and cultural cohesion whilst promoting sustainable production.