The Department of Overseas Labour Management, at the Ministry of Home Affairs, has reported that 37,027 Vietnamese workers went abroad for employment in the first three months of this year, accounting for 28.4% of this year's target.
VOV.VN - As temperatures soar across Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam, many local residents, especially street vendors, motorbike taxi drivers, and outdoor workers, are enduring extreme heat while trying to make a living.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Cuban Workers' Centre (CTC) held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 8 to commemorate Cuban national hero José Martí Pérez.
Ministries, sectors and localities ought to ensure the construction of at least 1 million social housing units for low-income earners and industrial park workers during 2021–2030, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a national teleconference on this issue on March 6.
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is expected to train at least 9,000 highly skilled workers at the university level and above by 2030 to support the semiconductor industry.
Workers in Vietnam will enjoy a five-day break from April 30 to May 4 for the Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1) this year.
The Government has introduced clear income thresholds to identify low-income workers eligible for support under the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction for 2021-2025.
The demand for housing from foreigners is anticipated to continue, driving an existing upward trajectory in Hanoi, signalling a positive development for the domestic real estate market.
VOV.VN - Nearly 90% of workers at enterprises with labor unions in Ho Chi Minh City have returned to work after the nine-day Lunar New Year 2025 (Tet) holiday, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Labour Federation.
Localities across Vietnam have implemented a range of social support initiatives to assist disadvantaged groups, including poor and near-poor households, individuals with meritorious services, children, ethnic minority people, and disadvantaged workers to enjoy the Lunar New Year Festival.