Tag: Labourers
Women spend 20.2 hours per week on chores: ILO Vietnam
VOV.VN - Vietnamese women typically spend an average of 20.2 hours per week doing household chores, in contrast to men who only spend 10.7 hours on such tasks, according to data revealed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Vietnam.
It’s women who do not have International Women’s Day
VOV.VN - Women hailing from rural areas work hard routinely to make ends meet at the Long Bien wholesale market in Hanoi. For them, International Women’s Day on March 8 is similar to other normal days.
MoLISA proposes keeping region-based minimum wage unchanged in 2021
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is collecting ideas on a draft proposal to the Government in which the National Wage Council suggests it not raise the region-based minimum wage in 2021 after considering the socio-economic circumstances.
Binh Duong sees 95% of labourers return to work after Tet
VOV.VN - As of February 22, over 95% of labourers in the northern province of Binh Duong have returned to work after the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.
Hanoi workers return to work after Tet
As many as 91% of local businesses in Hanoi had resumed operations and 94.5% of the labourers had returned to work after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday as of February 17, according to the Hanoi Federation of Labour.
Vietnam to raise rate of trained workers to 40% by 2030
Vietnam targets raising the proportion of trained workers to 35-40 % by 2030 under a support programme for labour market development newly issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Poor labourers en route to hometown for Tet holiday
VOV.VN - Hundreds of poor labourers on February 7 boarded a North-South express train departing from Sai Gon Railway Station en route to their homes to reunite with their relatives for the lunar New Year holiday (Tet).
Vietnam, Israel begin negotiation over labour cooperation
Vietnam and Israel kicked off negotiation over a labour cooperation agreement with an online meeting on January 21.
PM asks experts to study new driving force for development
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked experts to study to seek a new driving force for development during a working session with the National Advisory Council on Financial and Monetary Policies and the economic advisory group on January 19.
Remittances from Vietnamese migrant workers reach US$4 billion annually
VOV.VN - The yearly amount of remittances sent by Vietnamese guest workers to Vietnam from abroad is between US$3 billion and US$4 billion per year, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
