After Tet, workers return to the factory to work
As noted by PV Dan Viet Newspaper, right from 8 am on the 9th day of the Lunar New Year, the number of workers and laborers flocked to Thang Long Industrial Park (Hanoi) to work more and more.
Mr. Nguyen Van Nam (from Hung Yen) working at a Korean FDI enterprise in Thang Long Industrial Park (Dong Anh, Hanoi) said that in previous years the company had many jobs and worked overtime all year round. Last year, 2022, the work was less, the company gave early Tet holiday, the income decreased, the salary and bonus were small (the salary was only 6 million VND/month, down 3 million VND). Therefore, this year, Mr. Nam only hopes that the work will be more regular so that he can have an income.
“Hopefully this year the work will be favorable, there will be many jobs for our workers to work overtime. Low salary, not enough to take care of the family’s life”, Mr. Nam said.
The Hanoi Labor Confederation visited and gave gifts to workers and workers returning to work following the Lunar New Year in 2023. Photo: NN
Instead of being busy playing in the spring, this year most workers like Mr. Nam returned to work very early. The reason is because I have too much leave from work, I just want to work to have an income to take care of my family. Like Mr. Nam, hundreds of thousands of workers in this industrial park had a happy and warm spring opening. Most workers are given lucky money and gifts at the beginning of the year (for workers with difficult circumstances).
Information from the inspection team at the Dong Anh District Labor Confederation (Hanoi) said that on the first day of work following the Tet holiday, 95% of businesses opened for business and production and 97% of workers and employees. in the district returned to work and this number is forecasted to continue to increase as some businesses open in February 2023.
And in Bac Giang industrial park, hundreds of thousands of workers and workers in industrial zones have also returned to work.
Talking to PV Dan Viet Newspaper, Mr. Ngo Duc Thang – Chairman of the Bac Giang Industrial Park Labor Confederation said that a quick report by the Trade Union of industrial parks in Bac Giang province showed that, by the end of the 9th day of the Lunar New Year, most of them businesses and workers have returned to work.
Specifically, 365/403 businesses reopened following the Tet holiday. About 157,000/175,000 workers returned to work following Tet, reaching 90%.
Besides, there are also more than 10 businesses that have not yet operated once more due to reasons related to low orders, dissolution, shutdown…
“It is forecasted that following the Lunar New Year in 2023, the production and business situation of many enterprises in the industrial park will continue to face difficulties and lack orders, especially electronic components manufacturing and processing enterprises and enterprises. verdor electronics (suppliers) of Samsung According to business reports, following Tet, businesses will increase their order search, while maintaining production and retaining employees. Enterprises still have to cut their working time, cannot work overtime, or work alternately,” Thang said.
Is the labor market forecast to change positively in 2023?
Despite many difficulties, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, in 2023, production and business activities of enterprises will soon stabilize once more at the end of the year. Accordingly, the labor market situation is expected to have positive movements, continue to return to the recovery momentum, and the recruitment demand of enterprises will continue to increase.
In 2023, specifically in the first and second quarters of 2023, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs forecasts that some businesses will face difficulties due to the impact of the world market. in the South and Central regions.
Summarizing reports of 63 provinces and cities, the recruitment demand in enterprises in the last months of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023 is regarding 377.7 thousand people (much higher than the number of job losses in enterprises). recent career).
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said that in the coming time, it will strengthen the review and organization of the recruitment demand situation, the situation of production and business cuts of enterprises, especially FDI enterprises. industries that use a lot of labor (garment, footwear, wood production…) to have a plan to connect labor supply – demand, connect workers with employers in need. In addition, it will increase the frequency of holding job sessions, give priority to online job sessions, and support employees when participating in job transactions.
In 2023, it is expected that the labor market will recover, employment will increase, and labor income will be improved. Photo: NT
Recently at the meeting in early spring, Mr. Dao Ngoc Dung – Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs also emphasized that in 2023 and the coming years, units in the industry will highly focus on building a flexible labor market. modern, sustainable and integrated. Along with that, continue to ensure the full and timely implementation of social security policies.
The formation of a flexible, synchronous, modern, sustainable and integrated labor market must go hand in hand with building and developing a comprehensive, inclusive and comprehensive system of social security policies. These two issues must be carried out synchronously.
Must be highly focused on the labor market. Building a true labor market must start with small things and act quickly.
The ministry has the task of developing a thematic resolution on social policy with a clearer, more comprehensive, more inclusive vision to 2035 and a vision to 2045,” Dung directed.
In order to improve the labor market, the leader of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs also said that the Law on Social Insurance and Employment Law will be revised, which is the key task in 2023 of the industry.
