Le Thi Kim, director of ManpowerGroup, a human resource solutions provider, said there is increased demand for employees towards the end of the year, as Tet (Lunar New Year) approaches. Kim, who is in charge of outsourcing and staffing services in northern Vietnam, said there was particularly strong increase in staff demand for the smartphone industry, auto assembly, real estate and food processing. These companies plan to employ 100 new workers every month to work in their factories, she said. But, she added, the year-end is one of the difficult times of the year to employ people, as workers tend to finish their jobs by the Tet holiday, which falls February 2-10 next year, to receive the year-end bonus instead of switching to another job. Another factor is that college students usually graduate in the summer and have settled into stable jobs by the fourth quarter. Nguyen Xuan Son, another person dealing with outsourcing and staffing services for ManpowerGroup, said that many … [Read more...] about Businesses struggle to recruit as Vietnamese employees cling to year-end bonus
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Students lack experience for startups
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Startups in the last three years have attracted a large number of students, but few of their businesses have achieved genuine success. Nguyễn Hoài Thi, chairman of Việt An Group, said that before starting their own business, students should select one or two subjects and learn those well. Thi spoke at a seminar on student startups held on Monday at the HCM City University of Food Industry. To learn skills and gain experience, students should also attend contests organised by their universities, such as the HUFI Young Leader of the HCM City University of Food Industry. “Contests teach us what we are bad at and what we can do better. If we experience failure, it doesn’t matter. Failure will teach us the way to achieve success,” Thi said. He said that English classes should be taken at university because students will have little time to study English while working. The first two years after … [Read more...] about Students lack experience for startups
Vietnam, Singapore share experience in trade union work
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) works with Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC) (Source: https://laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation from Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) led by its Vice President Tran Thanh Hai made a working trip to Singapore on July 17-20 to exchange experience in trade union work. During talks between the two sides, Assistant Secretary-General of Singapore National Trades Union Congress (SNTUC) Patrick Tay Teck Guan updated the guests about changes in the leadership apparatus and priorities of Singapore trade unions. He pointed out challenges that Singaporean trade unionists and workers have to encounter in the face of the fourth industrial revolution and an aging population. Meanwhile, Hai informed the host about major issues for Vietnamese trade unions ahead of their 12th congress and shared the unions’ efforts to protect the rights and interests of workers and bring more benefits to … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore share experience in trade union work
Fourth Industrial Revolution and challenges of Vietnamese enterprises
(VEN) - Fourth Industrial Revolution with the development trend based on digital-physical-biological connection system, the breakthrough of the IoT and the artificial intelligence are transforming the manufacturing landscape, impacts strongly on all aspects of socio-economic life. Vietnam Economic News’ Thu Huong had an interview Mr. Denis Bruneti Chairman of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanamar, Cambodia & Laos around the above-mentioned content . Mr. Denis Bruneti - Chairman of Ericsson Vietnam, Myanamar, Cambodia & Laos As Industry 4.0 is everywhere, big enterprise now are investing in technology innovation towards intelligent production and smart manufacturing, using ICT in manufacturing and production management, what is the role of information security in this context? Firstly, it’s important to understand the relevance of Industry 4.0 (4th Industrial Revolution) in the context of Vietnam’s economy and socioeconomic development journey. Ericsson … [Read more...] about Fourth Industrial Revolution and challenges of Vietnamese enterprises
How Denmark’s P4G could work in Việt Nam
Viet Nam News Ian de Cruz, the Global Director of Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals 2030 (P4G), a Denmark-inspired new initiative to support innovative public-private partnerships, talks to Việt Nam News about P4G and how it could work in Việt Nam on the occasion of his three-day visit to the country this week What is P4G? P4G is an international agreement that provides a frame for how we want to move the world into the future. It brings business, government and civil society organisations together to find public-private-partnerships and advanced solutions in five sectors. The first is food/agriculture, the second is water, the third is energy, the fourth is cities and the fifth is the circular economy. We have seven partner countries. The Danish government will provide funding for the next five years. The funding for this year is expected to be about US$4 million. In 2018, P4G expects to fund 5-10 partnerships with investment ranging from under $100,000 to … [Read more...] about How Denmark’s P4G could work in Việt Nam