korea a world of opportunity

Korea a world of opportunity

The door to work in Korea in 2013 has widened for Vietnamese labourers.
vietnamese labour export prospects narrow

Vietnamese labour export prospects narrow

The numbers of Vietnamese workers to be employed abroad is likely to drop this year on the back of falling overseas demand.
japanese relations to climb the heights

Japanese relations to climb the heights

Vietnamese ambassador in Japan Doan Xuan Hung expects the Vietnam-Japan Meeting 2012 slated to take place in Japan from September 13-17 to beef up strategic partnership relations to a level commensurate with each country’s potential.
social insurance conundrum

Social insurance conundrum

Ensuring social insurance fund payment stability remains a pressing question.
labour exports not plain sailing

Labour exports not plain sailing

Labour export’s dark side is under the spotlight. Around 90 per cent of export labourers returning home face debt problems and high-paid labour export markets are afraid of absconders.
eagle eyes on capitals fdi projects

Eagle eyes on capital’s FDI projects

Hanoi has posted buoyant investment figures in the first nine months of 2011, but investment authorities are closely watching foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the city.
working hard to answer foreign labour questions

Working hard to answer foreign labour questions

The spotlight has fallen on vast numbers of unlicensed foreign labourers working across the country. The National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee deputy chairman Dang Nhu Loi tells VIR how the problem can be addressed.
wage hike gets industry thumbs up

Wage hike gets industry thumbs up

A recent minimum wage hike proposal has been well received by industry insiders.
education is name of the game

Education is name of the game

The Vietnamese government just green-lighted Vietnam’s human resources development planning for 2011-2020. National Assembly’s Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Teenage deputy chairman Nguyen Minh Thuyet tells VIR about its planning.
firms continuing to look the other way

Firms continuing to look the other way

Many firms are still evading social insurance payments.
hanoi has big capital needs

Hanoi has big capital needs

Hanoi needs $190 billion to make the city’s development planning for 2011-2020 come true given its current intensive efforts to woo investment capital through the public-private partnership (PPP) model and maintain current growth, Hanoi People Council’s Economics and Budget Department head Nguyen Van Nam tells VIR.
japan woos contract labourers

Japan woos contract labourers

Vietnamese workers going to Japan rose sharply in the past months.
striking back to stop labour unrest

Striking back to stop labour unrest

Authorities are considering taking the sting out of workers’ strikes through diverse support schemes.
wage reform in the wings

Wage reform in the wings

State authorities are working on a state sector wage reform draft to make the current wage regime more compatible to actual practices.
labour exports in fine working order

Labour exports in fine working order

Vietnam expects labour export numbers in 2011 to beat 2010’s figures with positive news in early 2011.