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Salary increases at multinational companies this year are expected to be marginally down from 2020 and rise slightly next year.
Only 24.5 percent of workers certified
According to a report of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), 24.5 percent of jobs in Vietnam were high-skilled as of 2020 while the remaining were low skilled ones.
Average income of workers jumps 35% over last five years
Average income of Vietnamese workers surged by 35% in 2016-2020 period, according to the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL).
Higher labor productivity: pay rise
Business owners should be authorized to decide whether minimum wages are raised or not in the year that follows because it is only they who are able to determine whether labor productivity
Workers unhappy with jobs, wages
VietNamNet Bridge – About 34 per cent of labourers surveyed recently
said they were not satisfied with their jobs or pay, a workshop on the
subject was heard yesterday.
Pay rises depend on productivity
VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, Deputy Head of the National
Assembly's Social Affairs Committee, speaks to Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi)
about salary reforms.
Ministry wants wages, bonuses at State-controlled firms tightened
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social
Affairs is gathering comments on a draft decree on enhancing management
of employees, wages and bonuses at joint stock companies with majority
State ownership.
Expert says incomes of local workers very low
VietNamNet Bridge – Wages of Vietnamese laborers have increased but
have remained very low compared to other regional countries,
Rising wage for low-income civil servants
VietNamNet Bridge – A government decree today announced an eight
per cent increase in wages for government officials, public servants and
members of the armed forces with a salary coefficient lower than 2.34.
Wage negotiations key to raising salaries for workers
As workers struggle to make ends meet,
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Minh Huan
talks to Thoi bao Ngan Hang (Banking Times) about how employers keep
salaries low.
Rise in Asia's wages outpace rest of the world
The Asia Pacific region has outperformed the rest of the world when
it comes to wage growth, according to an International Labour
Organisation (ILO) report.
Vietnam execs well-paid despite poor performance
VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnamese businesses are experiencing the
toughest days in their histories due to the economic downturn, their
CEOs still “live well” with surprisingly high incomes.
Minimum wage increase decision makes businesses dumbstruck
VietNamNet Bridge – The National Wage Council has agreed to the plan
on raising the regional minimum wage from 2014 by VND250,000-400,000, or
15-17 percent. This has caused a big headache to both businesses and
workers.
State firms pay highest wages
VietNamNet Bridge – The average incomes of company employees,
especially those working for private-owned enterprises, remain low.
HCMC: Wages of bosses of SOEs 41 times higher than employees
While the average salary of seasonal workers is
only VND5.4 million ($260) per month, that of the Director of HCM City
Urban Drainage Company is over VND200 million ($10,000), totaling about
VND2.6 billion ($130,000) a year.
