The labor market has shown promising signs for recovery as many businesses in Khanh Hoa Province have resumed their production and begun employment processes to complete new orders...
The labor market has shown promising signs for recovery as many businesses in Khanh Hoa Province have resumed their production and begun employment processes to complete new orders, especially during the last months of the year.
Labor demand on increase
After a period impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, Hai Vuong Co., Ltd, Suoi Dau Industrial Zone, Cam Lam District, has employed more than 300 people working in such sectors as seafood processing, import, export, cleaning, etc with a salary ranging from VND6 to 10 million/ person/ month. The leader of the company has signed many new orders which require more workforce. The company is also welcoming unskilled labor and provide training before starting to work.
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Cam Ranh Garment Joint Stock Company, Cam Phuc Bac Ward, Cam Ranh City, is also in need of more than 120 workers with salaries ranging from VND3.3 million to VND5.2 million/ person/ month. A personnel office representative says the company is expanding production so more labor is needed to complete year-end orders. The company has facilitated the unemployed due to the pandemic to get work that is stable and suitable for their abilities.
Tourism and leisure businesses have also begun their employment. Eurowindow Nha Trang Investment & Tourism Joint Stock, Cam Hai Dong Commune, Cam Lam District has 100 job vacancies for all, including unskilled labor, with a salary of VND4-8 million/ person/ month.
Nguyen Van Kha, Director of Khanh Hoa Job Center, says recently over 1,750 job vacancies are available in 200 businesses in Khanh Hoa Province. The labor demand in the forth quarter is expected to climb by 12% compared with the previous quarter. Most of the job vacancies are in such fields as marketing, business and trade accounting for 16%; tourism, restaurant and hotel making up 12%; seafood processing, food technology 15%; textile, garment and leather 14%, etc.
The labor demand is expected to be 7.31% for those with bachelor’s degrees, 7.48% with college degrees; 12.5% with intermediate, 22.60% with primary-level certificates; and 50.11% for unskilled workers.
Effort to link job search and resources
The promising signs come as the pandemic is under control, helping recover production and business, easing unemployment or job loss during the last months of the year. Tourism and service businesses are expected to resume and open up their recruitment again, especially following local tourism stimulus policies, according to local authorities.
According to the leader of the Provincial Job Center, enterprises have resumed their operation and have required more labor since the COVID-19 is put under control. Job requirements are less with training provided. Some even require no previous experience. Therefore, there are more job options available by the year’s end.
Khanh Hoa Job Center has opened job fairs in districts and towns to provide link between employers and job-seekers. A job fair was opened in Ninh Hoa Town on October 9 showcasing 400 job vacancies in 10 businesses, drawing the participation of more than 500 people, 200 of whom were through job interviews. Earlier, a job fair in Van Ninh District had provided job opportunities for 150 people.
Khanh Hoa Department of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs has focused on the implementation of measures to support the development labor market and job creation in Khanh Hoa Province and survey employment demand to provide link between job-seekers and enterprises. The center is taking measures to promote access to labor market information and consultancy to provide more job opportunities; collect information about job vacancies and labor demand to build a database of job demand and resources; establish connection with employers in many ways and provide vocational training support for the out-of-work to assist them in finding stable work, says Van Dinh Tri, Deputy Director of Khanh Hoa Department of Labor, War Invalids & Social Affairs.
Van Giang
Translated by N.T
