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Some 15 businesses are prepared to offer around 3,200 similar jobs for them, Nguyen Van Lam, deputy director of the department, said at the press conference on socio-economic performance in the city on February 23.

The HCMC Employment Service Center held 120 job-matching sessions in the city and established a working team to support the laid-off employees in PouYuen Vietnam and other businesses in Long An and Tien Giang.

It is expected that manufacturers of wood products, textiles and leather will receive a stable number of new orders this June or July, Lam said.

PouYuen Vietnam, the Taiwan-invested footwear material manufacturer, is the city’s largest employer, with over 50,500 employees. However, it planned to lay off 3,000 employees at zones C and D at the end of this month due to sharp drops in new orders.

HCMC recorded that over 110,000 workers were laid off or had their work hours reduced last year.

Source: Saigon Times