General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message to General Secretary of the Mexican Labour Party (PT) Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez, on the occasion of the annual 25th international seminar themed “Parties and a new society” held by the PT from October 21-23.
VOV.VN - Many labourers who originate from southwestern provinces have returned to Ho Chi Minh City in recent days as they head back to work following a hiatus caused by the southern city’s COVID-19 fight.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 16 presided over a meeting on the working relations between the government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour in 2021 and orientations for the next year.
Delegates at an international seminar in Hanoi on October 4 suggested solutions to improve skills for Vietnamese workforce to restore and develop the domestic labour market.
Nearly 3 million labourers in Ho Chi Minh City will benefit from the unemployment insurance fund with total allowances of about VND6 trillion (US$263.92 million), according to Phan Van Men, Director of the city Social Insurance agency.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 3 sent out a letter calling for the enhancement of labour skills to help the country develop prosperously.
The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Youth Employment Services is implementing a programme dubbed “Zero Vietnamese dong motel – free quick test – get a job immediately” from October 1 to November 30 to support labourers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Various policies issued by the Government, ministries, sectors and localities last week with an aim to supporting businesses and labourers affected by COVID-19.
The Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) on September 27 opened two employment support centres in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with the aim of connecting students with job opportunities, increase their integration into the labour market and encourage their start-up spirit.
Despite a decrease in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Vietnam in recent months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economists assessed Vietnam remains attractive to foreign investors and needs to take advantage of FDI attraction opportunities to boost economic growth.