Incomes rose in all sectors as growth was broad-based.

The biggest rise, of 17.6% and equivalent to more than VND1.1 million, was in industry and construction.

Workers at a smartphone factory in Vietnam.

It was followed by services (15.4%, VND1 million) and then agriculture-forestry-fisheries (9.8%, VND448,000).

Salaried employees received an average of VND7.5 million, up 15.1% and equivalent to VND992,000.

Male employees averaged VND8 million, 14% higher than that of their women colleagues.

Employees in urban areas earned VND8.4 million, 23% higher than that of their rural peers whose income averaged VND6.9 million.

Last year the number of unemployed people of working age was nearly 1.07 million, a decrease of more than 359,000 from 2021, for a jobless rate of 2.32%.

There was a sharp increase in the number of underemployed and laid-off workers in the final months of 2022 as many factories, especially in the garment and textile, footwear and wood processing industries, had no orders due to the global economic meltdown and high inflation.

This situation could persist through the first quarter and even the beginning of the second quarter of this year, the office said.

Hanoi holds Tet reunion programme for workers

A lunar New Year (Tet) celebration event entitled “Tet reunion- Spring of cohesion” was held by the Hanoi Labour Federation for disadvantaged workers at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi on January 10.

Bac Giang launches various activities to care for Tet of workers

(BGO) – Responding to the plan to care for trade unionists and labours on Lunar New Year 2023 and organize programme “Reunited Tet holiday and spring” launched by the Labour Confederation in Bac Giang province, the Trade Union at the provincial industrial park and grassroots trade union cooperated with businesses to hold many activities to care for Tet of workers.

Government requires full salary, bonus for workers

The Government requires enterprises to give sufficient salaries and year-end bonuses to employees, and have policies to encourage workers to return to work after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Southern factories seek 9,000 workers

Nearly 40 companies in the southern province of Binh Duong, mainly making auto parts, food, garments, and electronics, want to hire around 9,000 workers for their factories.

41,500 workers lose jobs as demand, manufacturing plummet

Thousands of contracted workers have lost their jobs, mostly since the middle of this year, and hundreds of thousands of others have reduced working hours amid a demand slump.

Source: VnExpress