Seaweed production at Duy Trang Company, Vinh Luong commune, Nha Trang city (Khanh Hoa). Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA
According to Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect when the number of virus infections has increased again recently. Labor markets of countries face many difficulties, challenges and risks affecting many industries and fields.
According to the International Labor Organization's (ILO) 2023 World Employment and Social Outlook Trends report, by 2023 most countries will not be able to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels, global employment is forecast to increase by only 1%, significantly down from the 2,3% growth rate in 2022.
In the first four months of the year, the whole country had 4 newly registered enterprises with a total number of registered employees of nearly 49.900 people (an increase of 331.400% in the number of enterprises, a decrease of 0,6% in the number of employees over the same period last year. before). The number of enterprises having to suspend business for a definite time was 4,8 enterprises (equal to the number of newly established enterprises), an increase of 49.900% over the same period last year.
The labor force aged 15 and over in the first quarter of 2023 reached 52,2 million people (an increase of 88,7 thousand people compared to the previous quarter and an increase of more than 1 million people compared to the same period last year). However, the labor force growth rate showed signs of slowing down when the growth rate in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter was only 0,2%. The labor force participation rate in the first quarter of 2023 was 68,9% (up 0,8% over the same period last year). The labor force participation rate in urban areas is 65,2%, rural areas is 71,3%.
The average income of employees in the first quarter of 2023 was VND 7,0 million (an increase of VND 640 thousand compared to the same period last year).
According to economic experts, difficult production and business leads to more unpredictable labor and employment problems. The number of enterprises facing difficulties and having to cut labor is 8.644 enterprises, of which 27,4% are foreign-invested enterprises; 72,18% of non-state enterprises; 0,39% state-owned enterprises. Enterprises facing difficulties are those in the textile, garment, leather and footwear industries, wood processing, manufacturing and assembling electronic components, etc. The number of employees in the affected enterprises is 509.903 people (about 3,4 people). % of total employees in the enterprise).
The reason for the reduction of labor is that businesses lack orders due to economic difficulties in other countries, high inflation, and tight monetary policy, so purchasing power declines, especially demand for other commodities. fashion goods, clothing, shoes, personal electronic devices, etc., causing many domestic enterprises to encounter a situation of large inventories that cannot be exported, and no new orders.
In addition, high production costs make many Vietnamese enterprises unable to compete. The negative consequences of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have led to high energy prices, disrupted trade routes and raw material supply, and caused damage to domestic producers, especially businesses. import and export activities.
Some large markets of Vietnam have set new requirements on product standards and there has been a change in consumer tastes and attitudes, so Vietnamese enterprises have had difficulties to organize and rearrange their production activities. production, while after the time of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial resources of businesses are no longer enough to implement.
Minister Dao Ngoc Dung said that policies to support businesses and employees have been implemented through 4 main policy packages in the period of 2020 - 2022 to support people, workers and businesses. (according to Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP, Resolution No. 68/NQ-CP, Resolution No. 116/NQ-CP and Decision No. 08/2022/QD-TTg).
Accordingly, the central government and localities have supported over 1,41 million turns of employers and over 68,43 million turns of workers and people with a total budget of over 120 trillion VND. In addition, other support policies are still being implemented according to the provisions of legal documents on labor such as: Policy for employees who quit or lose their jobs; free consultation, job introduction; vocational training support; preferential credit policies to create, maintain and expand jobs from the National Employment Fund; policies to support training and improve vocational skills for workers; the policy of suspending contributions to the retirement and survivorship fund…
Implement the national target program on sustainable poverty reduction, the national target program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, the program on socio-economic recovery and development Ministries, sectors and localities are implementing activities to support the connection between labor supply and demand. In addition to the general policies of the State, many businesses, organizations and localities also have their own policies to support and benefit employees.
Enterprises often have additional policies to support severance for employees, pay higher wages than prescribed; local labor agencies focus on grasping the situation to support workers in finding new jobs, diversifying forms to increase efficiency in connecting labor supply - demand or having a local base on The actual situation has its own policies to support employees like Dong Nai…
According to Minister Dao Ngoc Dung, the solution to remove difficulties and obstacles in creating jobs for workers today is: Completing the system of policies and laws to develop synchronously the elements of the market. labor market, improve the operational efficiency of the market's intermediary institutions, and develop a labor market information system.
Promote sustainable job creation, effective use of labor through programs, schemes and credit policies to support job creation and participation in the labor market. Implement solutions to promote forecasting of labor demand and vocational training needs of enterprises in terms of quantity, quality, structure of occupations and qualifications of laborers in enterprises.
Implement solutions to attract investment, support enterprises to recover and develop production and business. Solutions should focus on supporting businesses to access the market, find new orders, reduce production and business costs through reducing loan interest rates, supporting tax reductions, and reducing fees and charges. Must be close…
Promote solutions to support job creation, connect labor supply and demand and ensure workers' rights. Implement solutions to capture and promptly prevent employees from being pulled and agitated from the outside, causing social instability, affecting production and business activities of enterprises and employees. Working.
