On February 2, at a meeting to provide information on socio-economic issues and epidemic prevention and control in Ho Chi Minh City, related to the employment situation, Mr. Lam, Deputy Director Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Ho Chi Minh Citysaid that by the end of February 1, in the whole of Ho Chi Minh City, more than 94% of businesses have resumed operations, laborers come to work accounted for over 95% (regarding 2.65 million people / 2). 8 million people).
Among them, enterprises in the manufacturing area-industrial parks account for over 94%, the rate of laborers working is regarding 95% (267,000/281,000 employees); enterprises in the hi-tech park achieved 100% of enterprises back to normal operation, the rate of employees entering the job reached over 95% (49,000/52,000 employees).
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Lam, because the first working day following the Tet holiday falls on a Friday (January 27), many businesses have given workers and employees the day off until Monday (January 30). go back to work.
In addition, many enterprises have workers in remote provinces who return to their hometown to celebrate Tet, so it will not be until February 1 to re-deploy production and business.
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One of the special things following the Lunar New Year holiday this year is the status of workers.”change job“Not as popular as it was years ago.
Regarding the demand for labor recruitment following Tet, there are 499 enterprises participating in the survey with demand hire more workers In the first quarter of 2023, there were 14,379 employees, of which 5,000 positions were in the garment-leather and footwear sectors, 2,200 positions in electrical-electronics, 800 positions in plastics and 1,000 positions in wholesale.
Regarding solutions to support businesses in recruiting workers, Mr. Nguyen Van Lam said that Ho Chi Minh City will organize sessions, face-to-face and online trading floors for workers in the Southwest region and Highlands.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Lam, near the end of 2022, many businesses have rearranged their labor, some have returned to their hometown before Tet and are not present yet. Therefore, in the near future, Ho Chi Minh City will organize online trading floors in localities so that businesses with recruitment needs in the area can meet and exchange.
Regarding the purchasing power of local people in the Lunar New Year, Mr. Nguyen Nguyen Phuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City, said that the purchasing power of goods during the Lunar New Year did not decrease, but the shopping atmosphere Not as active as usual.
Explaining this, according to Mr. Nguyen Nguyen Phuong, because the sales method of the business has changed, it is more diverse than before, so it sells through many different channels such as traditional channels, online channels… so, When shopping for Tet, the traditional channel is no longer the only option of customers as before.
According to the latest statistics, the total retail sales of goods in January of Ho Chi Minh City is approximately VND 57,000 billion. “This is the highest January figure in five years. Therefore, there is no decrease in purchasing power,” said Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade.
Before and following the Lunar New Year this year, Ho Chi Minh City continues to maintain the market stabilization program, selecting essential products to participate in the program.
This activity has the participation of large enterprises, preparation of plans and a stable source of goods, so the prices of goods do not have a sudden increase.
Thu Huong (VNA/Vietnam+)
