Businesses find it difficult to recruit workers.

Currently, many enterprises in Hung Yen are in need of recruiting a large number of workers. Although they have improved welfare regimes, increased salaries and provided many supports to attract workers, recruitment is still difficult and has not met production requirements.

Foremart Vietnam Company Limited (An Thi commune) is having difficulty recruiting workers.

Foremart Vietnam Co., Ltd. (An Thi Commune), is a 100% Korean-invested enterprise, specializing in manufacturing and processing garment products for export. From mid-2024, due to expanding the consumption market and having more export orders, the Company needs to recruit nearly 250 more unskilled workers with attractive salaries and benefits, but has not been able to recruit enough workers.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Thuy, Head of Human Resources Department of Foremart Vietnam Co., Ltd., said that although the company's benefits have increased, the bonus policy for workers currently working at the company who introduce new employees is 3 million VND/time and 3 million VND for new workers; increased to 2 special meals/week for workers. However, recruiting workers is still difficult.

Tien Hung Joint Stock Company (located in Hoang Hoa Tham commune), specializing in processing garment products for export to the US, Korea and Japan, is also in need of recruiting 200-300 unskilled workers.

Tien Hung Joint Stock Company is looking to recruit 200 - 300 workers, with an income of 12.5 million VND/person/month.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thap, the company's human resources officer, said that in addition to attractive income, the company also has many benefits for employees, such as childcare support, birthday allowances, vacations, holiday bonuses... to attract and retain employees. The Lunar New Year bonus in 2025 alone is on average 20 - 25 million VND/person, but there are still not enough workers to apply.

According to experts, the reason why businesses cannot recruit is due to lack of labor resources. Along with that, young workers nowadays tend to want to work in a dynamic, comfortable, creative environment, and if they feel it is not suitable, they are ready to "jump ship" immediately. This makes it difficult for many businesses to recruit this group of workers and can lead to labor shortages, especially in the last months of the year.

Mr. Pham Tuan Anh, Long Hung commune shared: "I used to be a factory worker in Hanoi city. Due to family circumstances, in 2024 I moved back to my hometown to live and work. Initially, I also applied to work as a worker at a leather shoe company, but I felt that the salary was not satisfactory for the labor I put in, so I decided to quit my job."

In addition to garment enterprises, manufacturing and exporting enterprises in other industries are also facing a labor shortage, affecting production and business results.

Viettinak Company Limited is still short of more than 100 unskilled workers.

Viettinak Company Limited is still short of more than 100 unskilled workers.

Commenting on the reasons for her company's difficulty in recruiting workers, Ms. Nguyen Hong Hai, Head of Human Resources Department, Viettinak Company Limited, specializing in manufacturing rubber components (Thang Long II Industrial Park) said that currently in Hung Yen province and neighboring provinces,   industrial zones are developing strongly .   This creates many employment options for workers, including the trend of freelancing. Although Viettinak has applied many incentives, committed to an income of 7-15 million VND/person/month, the company has not recruited enough workers for positions such as checking goods and operating machines.

Mr. Le Van Con, Director of the Employment Service Center, Hung Yen Department of Home Affairs, said that in the first months of 2025, the demand for labor recruitment of enterprises is very large. Especially enterprises operating in the fields of garment, leather shoes, and electronics.

In the first 6 months of the year, the Center organized 18 job fairs, attracting 348 businesses with thousands of workers to participate; however, many businesses still have not recruited enough workers.   Explaining this reason, Mr. Con said that due to the large number of businesses needing to recruit, workers have many job options but lack of skilled labor supply.   Besides, some businesses require too high recruitment criteria and unclear recruitment policies.

According to Mr. Con, to attract and retain employees, businesses need to be transparent about information about positions, salaries, bonuses and benefits; regularly dialogue and negotiate work and benefits with employees, creating trust so that employees can feel secure in sticking with and contributing to the business.

Ngoc Bich - Thu Trang

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