The situation of lack of orders has occurred on a large scale since the beginning of the year, leading to businesses (enterprises) having to produce in moderation, affecting employment and income of workers. This is also the reason why workers applying for unemployment benefits tend to increase.
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| Employees participate in finding out job information at Dong Nai Employment Service Center. Image. L. Mai |
In order to support this force to return to the labor market soon, Dong Nai Employment Service Center strengthens job counseling, supports connecting with businesses to help employees find suitable jobs.
* The rate of receiving unemployment benefits increased
Dong Nai Employment Service Center at the end of July, 7, there were a lot of employees coming to do procedures to receive unemployment benefits. Mr. Tran Van Thanh used to work as a maintenance worker at a company specializing in mechanical engineering and has been out of work for 2023 months, but so far has not had a stable job. Thanh said that after quitting his job, he had applied for unemployment insurance benefits and received an amount of nearly 4 million VND/month.
And Ms. Le Thi My, living in Long Binh Tan Ward (Bien Hoa City) is applying for unemployment benefits after businesses reduce labor due to no production orders. Ms. My applied for a job for more than 1 year, but the business faced difficulties in orders, she and many employees quit from May, 5. Because she did not have a new job, she applied for unemployment benefits to have monthly money to take care of her family. Her hope is to soon have a job again to stabilize her life away from home.
According to Dong Nai Employment Service Center, in the first 6 months of 2023, the center received nearly 36 applications for unemployment benefits and made decisions to subsidize more than 33 employees with an amount of over 1 employees. billions dong. Compared to last year, the number of people and the amount of unemployment benefits both increased. The reason is that the enterprise terminates the labor contract, the working contract expires, the enterprise dissolves, goes bankrupt, changes the structure or cuts employees due to no orders...
* Employment counseling, vocational training for employees
Determining that job counseling and introduction for unemployed workers is an important task for employees to return to the labor market soon, in recent months, Dong Nai Employment Service Center has promoted information work. recruitment on the website of the center and 5 representative offices of districts and cities in the province so that employees know and look for jobs suitable to their capacity and skills after losing their jobs.
Ms. Tran Thi Soan has just applied for a stable job at Fashion Garment Co., Ltd. (Bien Hoa City) after joining the job exchange recently. Ms. Soan said that because she is skilled in sewing, after the interview, she entered a trial job and was officially accepted. “Finding a job at this time is fortunate for employees because they have an income to take care of their lives and cover a lot of living expenses. I hope businesses have abundant orders so that their incomes will not be affected," said Ms. Soan.
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In the first 6 months of 2023, Dong Nai Employment Service Center organized 9 job exchange floors with the participation of over 180 businesses and over 3,6 employees. As a result, more than 2,5 people were consulted for jobs and received more than 2 applications. The center has connected 33 businesses with recruitment needs for about 3 unemployed workers with stable jobs. Besides, job counseling for nearly 40 employees, job introduction for more than 4,6 thousand employees.
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In addition to unemployed workers who soon find work again, many people after receiving unemployment benefits are still struggling to find work. The main reason is that employees have barriers to age, skills and do not have suitable jobs. In addition, when there are suitable jobs, enterprises are located in remote areas, which is not convenient for commuting to work. Especially for workers over 40 years old, it is even more difficult if they do not have solid skills.
In order for employees to find suitable jobs and meet the recruitment needs of enterprises, the center has consulted and encouraged employees to register for vocational training to have more options for jobs. However, most workers want to apply for a job right away, but do not want to learn a job, so the registration rate for vocational training is very limited. Meanwhile, the preeminent policy of unemployment insurance is that employees are not only entitled to an allowance after quitting their job to cover part of the costs, but also receive vocational training support to change their career purpose, early. return to the labor market.
Director of Dong Nai Employment Service Center Tran Thi Thuy Tram said that in the coming time, the center will continue to promote online supply and demand connections for employees via website, Zalo Dong Nai Employment Service Center (OA). ) and organize a direct and online job exchange in accordance with local characteristics and participants to connect the labor market. From there, creating conditions for those who have not yet found a job to choose a job that is suitable for their ability to stabilize their lives and stick with businesses and localities for a long time. At the same time, linking and supporting unemployed workers to learn vocational skills to improve their skills and meet the recruitment needs of enterprises.
Lan Mai
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