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Many firms in Binh Duong Province are facing difficulties in finding workers after the Tet Holiday.

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It’s estimated that 611 firms in Binh Duong need nearly 71,300 employees, 20,000 more than last year. Over 85% of the firms with trade unions have resumed work and 716,000 out of 774,000 employees have returned to work.

Firms at VSIP Industrial Park want to recruit 20,000 new employees and firms at Ben Cat Industrial Park are in need of 10,000 employees. Dozens of firms have contacted the Labour Confederation of Binh Duong and communal authorities to ask for help.

Firms in major cities like Di An, Thuan An and Thu Dau Mot cities can find new employees more easily while it’s a struggle for firms in remote areas like Bac Tan Uyen or Bau Bang districts. Firms in Binh Duong also face tough competition with firms in nearby cities and provinces. The average wages and bonuses in Binh Duong are considered lower than in HCM City and Dong Nai Province. Moreover, many people still don’t want to go to work yet due to the ongoing outbreak.

Nguyen Hai Dinh from Son La Province said, “I have done some research and realised that the minimum wages are basically the same in all companies so the question is which one has better treatment and bonuses. This is the first time I go to Binh Duong to work so I’m in the dark.”

Binh Duong Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has asked the Employment Service Centre to provide more information both offline and online, contact provinces with a labour source and consult firms about better wages and bonuses to attract employees.

Vocational schools, colleges and universities were asked to help with job introduction. Meanwhile, firms were asked to send HR employees to go find new employees in other regions with the trade unions or ask their own employees to introduce new people.

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On February 23, the Department of Industry and Trade of Hanoi sent a written request to the local agencies, units and businesses to actively support the consumption of agricultural, aquatic and marine products from the northern provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh.

Due to the epidemic, the connection and consumption of agricultural and aquatic products in virus-hit areas are facing many difficulties. Quang Ninh currently has 500 tonnes of unsold seafood, while Hai Duong Province has a backlog of 90,000 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, along with 550 tonnes of chicken in Chi Linh City (Hai Duong) and 550 tonnes of aquatic products.

Hanoi called on kitchens to increase the use of agricultural and aquatic products from Hai Duong and Quang Ninh in their meals, while local distribution businesses, supermarkets and food stores, as well as civil servants and employees, were also called on to consume more products from the two localities.

Hanoians joining hand to “rescue” agricultural products from COVID-19 hit localities. (Photo: NDO)

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade requires that products of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, when put into the consumer market, need to well implement measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic among people, vehicles and goods circulating in accordance with the industry health care and receive maximum support from slaughterhouses and distribution units to lower product costs.

On February 23, the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op) said that the Co.opmart supermarket system in Hanoi has been supporting the consumption of agricultural products from Hai Duong. Accordingly, the supermarket will compensate the cost to be able to sell about 200 to 300 tonnes, expected to last for a month or until the amount of agricultural products in the whole province have essentially been sold in a stable manner.

The retail system VinMart/VinMart+ is also actively participating in supporting the consumption of safe agricultural products for Hai Duong farmers by selling non-profit some agricultural products such as tomatoes, kohlrabi, carrots, cabbage and guava, with an expected output of 70 tonnes per week.

Agricultural goods from Hai Duong are on the shelves at MM centre in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: NDO)

MM Mega Market Vietnam supermarket chain has also announced a plan to promote the consumption of agricultural products from Hai Duong. In the coming time, the consignments of agricultural products from Hai Duong to Hanoi will yield five to six tonnes per trip with a frequency of one trip per day. For Ho Chi Minh City and the central region, it is expected that there will be two “rescue” shipments per week, totalling 70 tonnes a week.

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According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, among the latest cases, six are reported in areas under lockdown in Kim Lien commune, Kim Thanh district, two in Cam Giang district who had been quarantined earlier, and one in Thanh Ha district who was also put under quarantine.

The patients are being treated at a COVID-19 hospital in Hai Duong city.

The same day, 30 COVID-19 patients have been given the all-clear, including 13 patients in a COVID-19 treatment hospital in Hai Duong province, the country’s current largest coronavirus hotspot.

The patients, who were treated at the COVID-19 hospital set up within the campus of the Hai Duong Medical Technical University in Hai Duong city, will undergo 14-day home quarantine under the supervision of local authorities and test for the coronavirus before the end of the quarantine.

The total number of recovered patients in the province now reaches 225.

Hai Duong has collected nearly 300,000 samples for COVID-19 testing so far. It plans to conduct large-scale testing for the novel coronavirus, using Realtime-PCR technology, from February 24.

The national count of COVID-19 infections now stands at 2,412, of whom 1,790 have recovered.

Among the active patients, 97 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 26 twice, and 68 thrice.

As many as 88,583 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are now under medical monitoring nationwide, with 592 in hospitals, 12,112 in other State-designated quarantine establishments, and 75,879 at home.

In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly follow the Ministry of Health’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering) and khai bao y te (health declaration).

The department called on its staff, enterprises and sponsors to provide essential goods for people in quarantine areas.

By February 24, staff from the department raised VND800 million in cash and VND600 million worth of essential items to provide for affected people.

In addition, the department also raised 16 tonnes of rice, 150 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, 80,000 eggs, 5,000 masks and 300 protection suits , among others, to allocate to locals affected by the pandemic.

Moreover, about 100 gifts worth VND1.3 million each were presented to needy and policy beneficiary families in isolated areas.

Kim Lien Commune, in Kim Thanh District, a new pandemic hotspot with 9,000 people, has been placed under quarantine while many people have not yet prepared food and essential goods. Thus, the department quickly prepared 200 gifts including rice, vegetables, fruit, fish, spices, noodles and masks to provide to the locals.

*Hung Phat JSC and the Association of Information and Technology of Cam Giang District launched the “rice ATM” programme for workers in the district on February 24.

The programme has raised over 50 tonnes of rice and provided 10 tonnes of rice to workers who live in rented accommodation in Cam Giang District.