Hanoi set a goal of creating new jobs for 162,000 workers this year. Hanoi has found jobs for more than 44,000 people in the first quarter of 2023, accounting for 27.5% of the year's plan, according to the city's Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. The job transaction event is held in Hoan Kiem District. Photo: Tran Oanh/ The Hanoi Times The result was attributed to applying the city's labor market development solutions. During the period, the city provided jobs for more than 10,000 workers from the city’s fund entrusted through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies. As many as 728 were sent abroad under fixed-term contracts, and 3,443 people were recruited through the job exchange system, the municipal department added. More than 12,600 people found jobs through job counseling and placement services, and another 232 received vocational training courses worth VND1.02 billion (US$43,297). In addition, the unemployment insurance fund paid out a … [Read more...] about Over 44,000 jobs created in Hanoi in January-March