Garment businesses worry about labor shortage

Labor shortage

Instead of worrying about the product consumption market, the leaders of MSA-YB Company Limited, Long Binh An Industrial Park ( Tuyen Quang City) are having a headache because of the lack of workers. Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy, Head of the company's Human Resources Department, said: In 2024, the company had about 2,100 employees, but up to now, there are only 1,900 employees. It is worth noting that the number of employees leaving the company are all skilled workers in their "golden age" from 25 to 30 years old. The shortage of workers is greatly affecting the company's production goals. Currently, by the end of the first quarter, the company has only completed 200,000 products. From now until the end of the year, the amount of goods is 10 times higher, requiring a large workforce, Mr. Huy worried.

MSA-YB Company Limited, Long Binh An Industrial Park (Tuyen Quang City) increases benefits to retain employees.

Along with Long Binh An Industrial Park, Seshin - VN2 Company Limited has also had to reduce its production line because some workers have gone to find work elsewhere. Mr. Nguyen Huu Khanh, Assistant General Director of the Company, said: The labor shortage has been going on since 2023. In 2023, the company had to "hang" 1 production line because it could not recruit workers. By 2025, the labor shortage will continue to occur. Unable to recruit workers, the company will find it difficult to take the initiative in its production plan. Mr. Khanh cited that 90% of the company's output is exported to the US market, and the US has currently extended the implementation period of tariffs, which is a condition for the company to increase its production force. However, the human resources department is "working hard" to find workers to make up for the number of workers who have quit, but it is also difficult to recruit.

Not only garment and leather shoe export enterprises, the labor shortage also occurs after major holidays. The reason is that workers voluntarily leave to look for jobs elsewhere. A representative of Chung Jye Tuyen Quang Shoe Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tan Thanh Commune (Ham Yen) said: In 2025, the company plans to recruit 1,500 workers to both expand production and to compensate for the positions of workers who have left.

According to analysis from labor experts, garment and footwear is one of the industries that uses the largest number of workers and is also an industry that faces great competition in attracting workers with other industries such as electricity and electronics. In addition, the income of garment export enterprises in the province is lower than that of neighboring provinces such as Thai Nguyen and Vinh Phuc. Currently, the income of workers in industrial parks and clusters in the province is about 6 - 8 million VND, while in Thai Nguyen and Vinh Phuc provinces it is about 9 - 10 million VND, not to mention benefits such as shuttle bus...

Employee retention

Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy, Head of Human Resources Department of MSA-YB Co., Ltd., Long Binh An Industrial Park (Tuyen Quang City) shared that in order to retain employees, starting from last March, the company has signed a contract with a transportation company to transport workers to work by bus to ensure working hours and also help workers reduce travel costs. In addition, the company pays seniority to skilled workers with many years of work experience, and encourages workers to become job referral consultants. Each worker who successfully introduces a new employee will receive a bonus of 2 million VND.

In the context of labor difficulties, Seshin - VN2 Company Limited, LGG Tuyen Quang Garment Corporation, Doi Can Ward (Tuyen Quang City) also improved policies and maintained benefits for employees such as attendance allowance, overtime, and gasoline to retain employees. Mr. Nguyen Huu Khanh, Assistant General Director of Seshin-VN2 Company Limited shared: Particularly in the field of recruitment, the company has relaxed recruitment requirements, instead of requiring knowledge of work, the company has recruited unskilled workers to train them to combine studying and working to ensure income.

To relieve the labor "thirst", especially for garment export enterprises in the area, the Department of Home Affairs has been promoting labor market information through providing free consulting and job introduction activities and organizing job fairs for workers and enterprises inside and outside the province.

The solutions that have been and are being implemented will hopefully bring positive signals, because labor stability is a decisive factor for the survival of enterprises, especially at the present time when the textile and garment industry has the opportunity to recover production.

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/doanh-nghiep-may-mac-lo-thieu-hut-lao-dong-210497.html