Workers lose their jobs, one of the largest boarding houses in Binh Duong is more than half empty

Up to now, many businesses in Binh Duong are still in a state of running out of orders due to the impact of the global economic recession.

To improve the situation and seek new orders from partners, businesses in Binh Duong have proactively changed their approach, introduced products, and targeted new markets, but the situation has not improved much.

Businesses lack orders, production stagnates, workers lose their jobs, many people have had to leave their rented rooms and return to their hometowns to make a living.

According to some workers living in Hung Loi 1 housing complex (Uyen Hung ward, Tan Uyen city, Binh Duong), the housing complex used to be crowded and bustling. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the rental rooms have been reduced by 200-300 thousand VND/month. However, for nearly a year now, when businesses have no orders, workers have lost their jobs, and there are many empty rental rooms (Photo: Pham Dien).

The situation of unoccupied rental rooms is not only happening in Tan Uyen City but also in Ben Cat Town, Thu Dau Mot City, and Thuan An City. More than half of the rental rooms are empty (Photo: Pham Dien).

The 46-year-old female worker, from An Giang , has been working at a wood company for 7 years. In the past, she has been struggling to cope because of the lack of work and a sharp decrease in income. She recently quit her job because her salary was not enough to eat. She currently works as a janitor and cleaner at Hung Loi 1 residential area to make ends meet (Photo: Pham Dien).

The landlord of the boarding house welded the rooms shut to lock the rooms that were not rented (Photo: Pham Dien).

Lack of orders, many businesses reduced and stopped production, economic indicators in the industrial capital of Binh Duong decreased. In the past 6 months, Binh Duong's total GRDP increased by only 3.76%, down nearly half compared to the period in 2022 (reaching 6.86%). Export turnover is estimated at 15 billion USD, down nearly 18%, import turnover is estimated at 10.78 billion USD, down 14.7% over the same period (Photo: Pham Dien).

Luckier than many other workers, Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Diep's son (67 years old, from An Giang) still has a job (maintenance worker) but only works 5 days a week so his income has decreased. To support her son, Ms. Diep sells dried rice to earn extra money to help with food expenses (Photo: Pham Dien).

The manager of Hung Loi 1 apartment building said that the landlords have proactively reduced the rent but still cannot stop the wave of evictions. The apartment building has 600 rooms, now more than half are empty. The second largest apartment building in Binh Duong has been empty for many months (Photo: Pham Dien).

The leader of the Department of Industry and Trade of Binh Duong province said that the Department and the Investment Promotion Center of Binh Duong province are researching solutions to find orders for businesses. The locality has increased the organization of trade promotion conferences, expanding the market to South America, India, and the Middle East. In addition, the units also support businesses to introduce themselves on e-commerce platforms, organize supply-demand connections, and find domestic orders.

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