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The number of foreign companies and corporations choosing Vietnam for investment and production has increased strongly in recent years but their recruitment of staff has faced problems, according to labour departments and centres.
High demand for skilled workers
Dao Quang Vinh, Director of the Institute of Labour and Social Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks on challenges and opportunities presented to Vietnamese working people by Industry 4.0.
Shortage of skilled workers a big challenge for Vietnam
The lack of skilled workers is a big challenge to enterprises globally, including Vietnam.
High demand for skilled workers
Truong Anh Dung, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Vocational Training, under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Economic and Urban Affairs newspaper on the high demand for skilled workers.
HCM City needs 148,000 skilled workers
VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs 148,000 skilled employees in key sectors this year, according to authorities.
Labour force: mismatch between supply and demand
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has abundant labour resources but many enterprises in the country say they cannot recruit a sufficient number of skilled workers, and as a result, cannot expand production activities.
Low labor cost no more an advantage
Vu Tien Loc, Chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, talks to the newspaper Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about the high demand for skilled workers to
meet new requirements of national economic development.
Vietnamese goods lose ground in regional market
VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese-made products have become inferior to imports, while others cannot penetrate regional markets.
How does Brexit impact VN?
VietNamNet Bridge – Britain’s exit from the EU should make ASEAN members
think about the ramifications of the free movement of skilled workers, a
senior economist has said.
Employers fill gap in workforce training
VietNamNet Bridge – As foreign companies continue to face a shortage
of skilled employees, redressing the issue of practical education and
training has become a pressing concern for the country as well as for
many big investors here.
AEC spells vast opportunities for skilled workers
VietNamNet Bridge – Workers in Vietnam will face much stiffer
competition from regional peers given the establishment of the ASEAN
Economic Community (AEC) allowing for freer movement of labour within
the region.
AEC entices German firms
VietNamNet Bridge – More than a week after the ASEAN Economic
Community was officially established, Marko Walde, chief representative
of German Industry and Commerce Vietnam and chairman of the German-ASEAN
Chamber Network,
Wheelchair-bound woman creates jobs
VietNamNet Bridge – Despite contracting polio at a young age, Vu Thi
Kim Hoa, now 52, has overcome her trials and tribulations through her
career in knitting – a very common career path for women in her area in
the ‘80s.
HCM City seeks more skilled workers to fill employment gap
VietNamNet Bridge – Of the 25,000 positions HCM City needs to fill in
June, 35 per cent require manual labourers and 65 per cent skilled
workers with training at vocational schools, colleges or universities.
Vietnam seen becoming base for global manufacturers
VietNamNet Bridge – Experts and investors at a conference in HCMC on
May 25 said Vietnam is poised to become a major base for manufacturers
around the world.
Vietnam less attractive to foreign F&B investors
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has grown less attractive to foreign
investors in the food and beverage (F&B) sector than other regional
countries including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines,
Mekong searches for skilled workers
VietNamNet Bridge – Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are
experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, forcing many enterprises to
reduce their operations.
VN lags behind in R&D growth
VietNamNet Bridge – R&D firms need sound business strategies and
more skilled researchers to overcome current challenges,
TPP success depends on respect for commitments
VietNamNet Bridge – The latest round of Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement negotiations are underway, running from September 1-10
in Hanoi, and negotiators expect major breakthroughs,
EPZs pledge to help foreign firms
VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's industrial parks and export
processing zones will co-ordinate closely with relevant bodies,
to help foreign direct investment firms in dealing with export and
import procedures.
