At a press conference in Hanoi on April 6 to announce the labour and employment situation in the first quarter, Director of the GSO’s Population and Labour Statistics Department Pham Hoai Nam said the average monthly income of male workers reached 8 million VND, or 1.36 times higher than that of female workers. Meanwhile, the average income of workers in urban areas is 1.41 times higher than in rural areas, standing at 8.6 million VND and 6.1 million VND, respectively.

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Meanwhile, the average monthly income of wage earners in the first quarter increased by 7.9% year on year, equivalent to 578,000 VND, and 2.6% quarter on quarter, equivalent to 204,00 VND, to 7.9 million VND per person.

Male wage earners got an average monthly income of 8.3 million VND, 1.14 times higher than that of females. Wage earners in urban areas had their average monthly salaries 1.25 times higher than those in rural areas, which was 8.9 million VND compared to 7.1 million VND.

Workers in the service sector saw the highest growth in the monthly income, reaching 8.3 million VND per person, up 10.1% on a yearly basis.

Those in the agro-forestry-fishery sector earned 4.1 million VND each, marking a 9.2% rise while those in the industry and construction sector earned 7.9 million VND each, up 9%.

Several sectors like mining, wholesale and retail, automobile and motorbike repair, transportation and logistics also recorded increases in workers’ income, ranging from 2.7%-6.7%.

Meanwhile, real estate trading, production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water and steam sectors posted decreases of about 1%-2.6% in monthly workers’ income.

Businesses in Bac Giang IP plan to employ over 20,000 labours in second quarter

(BGO) – Many businesses in the industrial parks (IP) in Bac Giang province employed about 4,000 labours in the first quarter and planned to employ 20,000 people more in second quarter of 2023.

3,600 labours in Bac Giang consulted and employed at job transaction sessions

(BGO) – 3,600 labours in Bac Giang province have been consulted and employed to work for companies in and outside the province at 16 job transaction sessions launched by provincial Job Service Center (Center) in the first quarter of this year (accounting for 21 percent of yearly plan).

Bac Giang pays due attention to social insurance policy, ensures benefit for labours

(BGO) – On March 15, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Mai Son cum Head of the Steering Board for implementing social insurance and health insurance policies in the province chaired a meeting to review 2023 task, witness the signing ceremony of cooperation agreement to protect the labours’ rights in term of salary, social insurance and unemployment insurance.

Bac Giang creates jobs to nearly 8,300 labours

(BGO) – The Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA) in Bac Giang province forecast that the province demands to employ about 65,000 labours in 2023, over 60,000 of whom will work at the industrial parks and clusters. In the first quarter, nearly 8,300 labours are expected to find suitable jobs in domestic company and overseas.

Source: VNA