Labour market equipped to take its next major leap

Labour market equipped to take its next major leap

Businesses are maintaining their labour growth, with more market regulation development expected over the next 12 months.
An ecosystems approach for boosting productivity

An ecosystems approach for boosting productivity

The Vietnamese government has adopted important productivity frameworks, including Resolution No.06/NQ-CP adopted in 2023, aimed at modernising the labour market and accelerating labour productivity growth to 6.5 per cent annually.
AI revolution will bring about significant changes in society

AI revolution will bring about significant changes in society

In light of the rapid growth of the use of AI across industries, Kenddrick Chan, senior policy analyst from the Tony Blair Institute, shed light on the possibilities in Vietnam’s labour market in the AI era with VIR’s Hoang Minh.
Transitional support the key to protect the labour force

Transitional support the key to protect the labour force

The bleak job market and the growing number of job losses in the first half of this year has posed a challenge in supporting workers to transition into sustainable employment.
The impressive changes in Vietnamese labour market

The impressive changes in Vietnamese labour market

The official passage of the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam in 1987 is considered a historic turning point that contributes to attracting an increasing number of foreign-led enterprises into Vietnam over the years.
Companies adjusting to rising hybrid workplace sentiment

Companies adjusting to rising hybrid workplace sentiment

Hybrid working is gaining traction in Vietnam’s labour market, meaning altered work patterns for the market and considerations over new office functions.
Digital era altering management of the labour market

Digital era altering management of the labour market

Developing the labour market to adapt to the digital transformation process is both a challenge, but also opens up many opportunities for a country with more than a quarter of the population participating in the labour force like Vietnam.
Crisis adds to modernisation of Vietnam’s labour structure

Crisis adds to modernisation of Vietnam’s labour structure

Fruit and rice are among the most important crops and export goods of Vietnam, but this year’s harvest could be rendered meagre amid a severe shortage of labour that is based on the rapid urbanisation and labour migration and now exacerbated by the pandemic.
New prospects for workers after social distancing

New prospects for workers after social distancing 1

After a difficult time, Vietnam’s labour market is showing positive signals for recovery, with enterprises beginning to recruit slowly again, offering unemployed workers new jobs to come back to the labour market.