Passengers throng bus stations to return home for Tet Festival

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SaiGon GP English 3 month(s) ago

Passengers throng bus stations to return home for Tet Festival

Thousands of passengers streamed to the Mien Dong Bus Station in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on February 4 to return their hometowns in the central and northern regions to celebrate the Tet Festival, which will come in four days.

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Salaries inadequate, complain workers

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SaiGon GP English 6 month(s) ago 1 related news

Salaries inadequate, complain workers

According to a survey conducted by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) on around 2,000 workers, most complained that their basic salary was insufficient to even cover minimum monthly living expenses.

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Salary not enough for 50% minimum living cost

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 6 month(s) ago

Salary not enough for 50% minimum living cost

According to a survey by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) on around 2,000 workers, their salary is not enough to cover minimum monthly living expenses.

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Export processing zones attract investors

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VietNam News English 8 month(s) ago

More than 140 investors from 15 countries with projects worth a total of US$700 million have set up business in Linh Trung Export Processing Zone I, II, and III in the last 20 years.

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Industrial zone women to get health checks

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VietNam News English 13 month(s) ago

HCM City's Department of Health and the HCM City Labour Confederation have begun to offer free health check-ups to 5,000 women workers at the Linh Trung Export Processing Zone in Thu Duc District at a cost of VND700 million (US$33,750).

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Thousands head home for Tet from HCMC

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SaiGon GP English 17 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news 1 related news

Thousands head home for Tet from HCMC

More than 48,000 commuters streamed onto bus and train stations in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, the 20th day of the 12th lunar month, so that they could be in their hometown to celebrate Tet Lunar New Year with their friends and family members.

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Poor pay, conditions make teachers resign

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Báo Dân Trí English 19 month(s) ago 1 related news

Poor pay, conditions make teachers resign

Overloaded kindergartens, teacher shortages, industrial parks without kindergartens in HCM City and related problems dominated discussions during a TV talkshow held last Sunday.

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Poor pay, conditions make teachers resign

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VietNam News English 19 month(s) ago

Overloaded kindergartens, teacher shortages, industrial parks without kindergartens in HCM City and related problems dominated discussions during a TV talkshow held last Sunday.

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Vietnam considers support for workers

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Báo Dân Trí English 26 month(s) ago

Vietnam considers support for workers

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISa) is working out a long-term project to give support to workers in industrial parks.

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Enterprises to support labor concerns

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SaiGon GP English 27 month(s) ago

Enterprises to support labor concerns

Enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City are supporting their employees in many ways to encourage them to stay committed to work amid increasing food prices.

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IPs eye US$1.4 bil. in new capital in 2011

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SaigonTimes English 31 month(s) ago

HCMC – Industrial parks and export processing zones in HCMC are expected to attract new investment capital totaling US$1.4 billion in 2011, twice the amount this year, the HCMC Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) said.

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Ho Chi Minh City underpass opens to traffic

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 31 month(s) ago

Linh Trung underpass has opened to traffic near the busy Linh Trung export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc District.

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Labour shortages at year’s end

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VOV News English 31 month(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Labour shortages at year’s end

Businesses in HCM City and the southeastern provinces often face labour shortages at the end of the year and many fear that the situation will worsen after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Difficult to find workers
Those in Tan Thuan and Linh Trung export processing zones plan to employ large numbers of workers through the intermediaries.
The Nissey Company currently lacks over 500 workers, with an average monthly salary of VND2.7 million and the Toan My Limited...

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Paper manufacturer caught polluting land

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VietNam News English 33 month(s) ago

Southern Tay Ninh Province's Natural Resources and Environment Department found a paper-manufacturing factory violating environment regulations in Linh Trung Export Processing Zone in Trang Bang District on Tuesday.

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Container scanner runs at low capacity

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SaigonTimes English 34 month(s) ago

Container scanner runs at low capacity

HCMC – The country’s first container scanner at Cat Lai Port in HCMC is operating at 40% capacity due to patchy container transport services at the port, according to the customs.

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