Viet Nam News NHA TRANG— Social security mechanism and regulations will have to be changed since the fourth industrial revolution and free movement of labour have led to new kinds of jobs and ways of working, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has said. Speaking at the two-day 35th ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) Board Meeting that opened on Tuesday in Khánh Hòa Province’s Nha Trang City, he said employment has become less stable because more and more people do seasonal and short-term jobs. Việt Nam has 200,000 freelancers, the Deputy PM said. “With a computer and the internet, people can work online for companies in other countries without travelling there.” The rate of self-employment has increased, he said. These things require regulations, duties of employers and employees and co-ordination between relevant agencies relating to social security to be changed, Đam said. “The fourth industrial … [Read more...] about Social security needs to change ahead of the Industry 4.0
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Why are foreign school graduates still unemployed?
VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of excellent graduates stay overseas after they finish studying. Most of the graduates returning to Vietnam after school are not good enough, and many of them pay to get jobs at state agencies, analysts say. In the past, foreign school graduates always had higher priority in employers’ lists of candidates thanks to their attractive CVs. However, employers tend to change their thoughts now. A labor expert, who has decades of experience in recruiting workers for finance and pharmacy groups, said foreign school graduates can be classified into two groups – the group of students who have ‘real study’ and the group of students who ‘study with money’. Employers, of course, prefer the first group of candidates. Most of them go abroad to study for a doctorate after studying and working in Vietnam. "Since they studied and worked in Vietnam before, they know what and how they should study. We like them because they have … [Read more...] about Why are foreign school graduates still unemployed?
And… those grains of sands still look for each other
Short Story (11-12-2005) And... those grains of sands still look for each other by Mac Can It was a hot, stuffy day with the sun brightly shining overhead. The sun was strong even though summer was yet to come. The flow of traffic came to a sudden stop at the red light, and continued rushing on even before the light turned green. The traffic was so hectic that the clouds of dust had no space to settle down on the dirt road. It was so hot that the air-conditioned ice cream parlour was packed with patrons. Yet on the other side of the road there was a completely different environment. The hustle and bustle of the city seemed worlds away from the few foreign visitors who stood idly like mannequins inside a reception room in a high-rise building with big glass windows. They looked down on the busy street below indifferent to the heat and dirt outside. Outside of the building a cyclo parked on the curb under the shade of a tree while its driver was dozing off. Next to the cyclo was a … [Read more...] about And… those grains of sands still look for each other
Nearly 60 percent of bachelors don’t know where to apply for jobs
A survey conducted by the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanity has found out that 60 percent of university graduates cannot find jobs. A lot of university graduates cannot find jobs after they finish their schools, while the majority of them are not satisfactory with their jobs found, the participants attending the workshop discussing how to train to satisfy the demand of the labor market. About 26 percent of the 3000 polled graduates said they have not found jobs. Meanwhile, 70.8 percent of the students who have got jobs said they were not satisfied with the jobs and they intend to change their jobs in the time to come. The survey has also found out that 46.5 percent of the bachelors who have not got jobs, tried to look for jobs, but they failed. Meanwhile, 42.9 percent of graduates decided to go a "safe" way of continuing studying at higher levels. The noteworthy thing is that the students said they do not know where they should apply for jobs (58.2 percent), … [Read more...] about Nearly 60 percent of bachelors don’t know where to apply for jobs
Steve Jobs “may never be equaled”
Passionate, prickly, and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs made a life defying conventions and expectations. Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPod Nano after introducing it at an event in San Francisco, California in this September 7, 2005 file photo.Photo: Reuters And despite years of poor health, his death on Wednesday at the age of 56 prompted a global gasp as many people remembered how much he had done to transform the worlds of computing, music and mobile phones, changing the way people communicate and access information and entertainment. "The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come," said Microsoft co-founder and long-time rival Bill Gates. "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor." The founder of Apple Inc died on Wednesday in Palo Alto, … [Read more...] about Steve Jobs “may never be equaled”