Tag: workers
HCM City assists over 2.4 million workers affected by COVID-19
The Ho Chi Minh City Federation of Labour announced on October 7 that it has spent over VND1.39 trillion (US$60.4 million) as relief aid for 2.4 million trade union members, workers, civil servants, labourers and their children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.
Southern localities on COVID-19 alert as stranded workers return home
VOV.VN - Many provinces in the southwestern region of Vietnam have reactivated concentrated isolation and COVID-19 treatment facilities as thousands of stranded people, mostly workers, are returning home from coronavirus hotspots.
Nearly 1,000 medical personnel return to Hanoi from HCM City
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines operated five flights on October 5 to transport close to 1,000 medical workers and medical students back to Hanoi after they completed their mission in assisting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thousands flee southern coronavirus hotspots to northern towns
VOV.VN - Approximately 2,500 people have taken their motorbikes leaving Ho Chi Minh City and other coronavirus hotspots in southern Vietnam for their hometowns in the north after social distancing measures were eased.
HCM City issues plan of transporting workers back after social distancing eases
The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just approved the municipal Transport Department plan on transporting workers to Ho Chi Minh City as the city, the largest COVID-19 hotspot of Vietnam, began gradually resuming economic activities from October 1.
New Gov’t resolution creates optimal conditions for foreign workers
The Government’s Resolution No. 105/NQ-CP on support for enterprises, cooperatives, and business households has considerably facilitated the granting of permits to foreign workers in Vietnam.
HCM City pilots reopening of tourism with historical tours
HCM City has piloted re-opening tourism by organising tours to local historical sites with participants being people working on the frontline of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.
Resolution 105 helps bring foreign experts back to Vietnam
Many foreign-invested enterprises tend to bring their own workers to Vietnam for work, particularly for management positions, due to the high requirements for qualifications, expertise and skills, especially differences in language and culture.
Hanoi’s COVID-19-free zones strive to bolster production
Hanoi authorities have exerted the best efforts to help enterprises in COVID-19-free zones, or ‘green zones’, maintain operations.
Young guest workers returning home due to COVID-19 supported
Youth-led initiatives on job replacement, income generation, provision of sexual and reproductive health knowledge and life skills for young international migrant workers who returned due to COVID-19 will be implemented in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Tri provinces.
