As many as 95 percent of workers in Vietnam’s northern region have returned to work following the 2023 Tet Lunar New Year holiday. This year, many businesses allowed their staff to stay at home on the Friday of the holiday week, so they officially resumed operations on January 30. In Hanoi, by January 27/1, 83 percent of companies that resumed operations after Tet reported around 94.67 percent of their staff had come back to work. As many as 95 percent of workers in Vietnam’s northern region have returned to work following the Tet Lunar New Year holiday According to the Trade Union of Hanoi Industrial Parks and Export Processing Zones, no strikes happened after Tet in the locality. By January 30, 99.6 percent of employees at businesses in the northern province of Bac Ninh’s industrial parks had returned to work. People who have not yet returned to work may well be seeking other jobs. All of the 175,000 workers employed in 403 companies in the northern … [Read more...] about 95% of workers in northern region return to work after Tet
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PM speaks of major tasks to raise labourers’ material, spiritual life
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined main tasks to improve the material and spiritual life of labourers at a meeting on coordination between the Government and the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hanoi on February 1. The ministries of planning and investment; industry and trade; foreign affairs; and labour, invalids and social affairs should coordinate with the VGCL in boosting production and business, expanding the market, creating more jobs for labourers, and improving their skills, the Government leader said. He asked the ministries of construction, natural resources and environment and finance to work together with the confederation in handling issues relating to housing for labourers. The VGCL should coordinate with the ministries of culture, sports and tourism; health; and education and training in building cultural, educational and health care establishments … [Read more...] about PM speaks of major tasks to raise labourers’ material, spiritual life
Prime Minister speaks of major tasks to raise laborers’ material, spiritual life
The ministries of planning and investment; industry and trade; foreign affairs; and labor, invalids and social affairs should coordinate with the VGCL in boosting production and business, expanding the market, creating more jobs for laborers, and improving their skills, the government leader said. He asked the ministries of construction, natural resources and environment and finance to work together with the confederation in handling issues relating to housing for laborers. The VGCL should coordinate with the ministries of culture, sports and tourism; health; and education and training in building cultural, educational and health care establishments in service of laborers, according to the Prime Minister. Specific coordination plans need to be sketched out within this month, he stressed, and mentioned tasks for ministries, agencies and localities regarding institutions for workers at industrial and processing zones, especially those on housing, incentives for fishermen, insurance … [Read more...] about Prime Minister speaks of major tasks to raise laborers’ material, spiritual life
Tien Giang plans to exploit over 124,000 tonnes of seafood this year
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang will exploit more than 124,000 tonnes of seafood of all kinds in 2023. According to Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van Man, the tapping of maritime potential will be associated with a series of drastic measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated ( IUU ) fishing. These measures include tight vessel management, strict punishment of related violations, communications activities to raise public awareness on the matter, better investment in fishery infrastructure, and the implementation of policies for improving fishermen’s livelihoods, among others. In 2022, the province’s seafood output topped 361,000 tonnes, exceeding the yearly target by nearly 26%. Of the amount, the yield from farming neared 221,000 tonnes, with the rest coming from offshore fishing and exploitation activities. The coastal locality’s fleet of … [Read more...] about Tien Giang plans to exploit over 124,000 tonnes of seafood this year