January 13, 2012
Chinese workers in southern Vietnam Lax regulations are allowing more than 31,330 foreigners to work illegally in Vietnam, labor officials said at a conference this week. Officials from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs suggested the government quickly establish an Employment Law to better manage foreign workers, Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper said. The illegal number [...]
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December 19, 2011
Job seekers loof for opportunities at a job vacancy notice board in Vietnam. Young people are finding it harder than other age groups to get jobs in Vietnam , and this does not augur well for their future, experts say. The 2011-2020 Vietnam Employment Strategy report estimates the unemployment rate among youths aged 15-24 at [...]
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December 16, 2011
Gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for some glorious performances at last month’s SEA Games in Indonesia Six athletes will be nominated for the Labor Award, third class, for their outstanding performances at the Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia last month, a sports official has said. Lam [...]
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November 19, 2011
Workers in Ho Chi Minh City struggle with unstable jobs, abuse at work, and bosses who flee to avoid paying employees Workers from Miso Vina Company stay at the company yard around the clock awaiting payment after the South Korean director fled to avoid paying their salaries Binh burns leaves and sticks at night [...]
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September 9, 2011
Experts argue that the plan is not feasible and ignores broader initiatives needed to eliminate the gap between haves and have nots A homeless man sleeps on Nguyen Tri Phuong Bridge connecting districts 5 and 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. The municipal authorities are considering a plan to wipe out begging in the [...]
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August 4, 2011
Public health experts argue that criminalizing prostitution has only lead to violence A male sex worker soliciting a client on a street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. Vietnam has been hailed for its “friendlier” approach to mitigating the harmful consequences of prostitution but experts argue that legalizing the practice could help bring [...]
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July 24, 2011
Drunken workers die refusing to abide by safety standards; contractors flout regulations and pay off families and officials to stay quiet Two workers walk along a sky-scraping crane without a safety strap at a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 Bui Van Vinh is lucky to be alive. Last month, the [...]
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May 2, 2011
Saigon Café at Sheraton Saigon Hotels and Towers offers a Mexican Fiesta every Thursday. This May, the Sheraton Saigon Hotels and Towers in Ho Chi Minh City will offer a Labor Day brunch and dinner, a special Mother’s Day feast and a weekly Mexican Fiesta. Every Thursday night, the hotel’s Saigon Café will host a [...]
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April 16, 2011
A supporter of internationally recognised Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouatarra mans a machine gun at a check point in the Angre district of Abidjan. Vietnamese diplomatic agencies around the Ivory Coast stand ready to help Vietnamese citizens residing in the African country racked by unrest when needed, foreign ministry’s spokeswoman Nguyen Phuong Nga said Thursday.  Nga said the [...]
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December 16, 2009
Local enterprises are predicting to offer higher Tet bonuses for their employees in 2010 due to better business while most of them give a one-month salary bonus . . . Struggling firms still manage to give Tet bonuses as this is an important way to keep employees.A worker of an apparel firm said she might [...]
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