Ninh Binh authorities work to resolve labour shortages for enterprises

Orders fall, labour shortages remain

The second factory of Adora Vietnam Footwear Co. Ltd. at Tam Diep Industrial Park will be put into operation in July 2023 and need to employ 500 workers. However, the company has to date failed to recruit enough labourers to ensure the factory become operational as scheduled.

A representative of Adora said though the number of purchase orders fell sharply, the company has maintained production in shifts to retain its workforce. It has also cut other costs to ensure adequate salary for workers. The company hopes to receive support from provincial authorities to recruit more labourers for its second factory.

Santa Clara Co. Ltd. has also suffered the same situation. The company's project in Gian Khau Industrial Park has been completed. It is scheduled to begin operation in June, so it hopes to receive support from the provincial administration in recruiting workers as well as introducing and promoting the company's products to the market.

Bui Duy Quang, head of the provincial industrial zones management board said local enterprises, especially footwear, garment and electronic component businesses, are lacking purchase orders. However, some footwear and garment enterprises still need to recruit more labourers to maintain their operations.

Enhancing connections

To resolve these difficulties, the Ninh Binh provincial People's Committee asked the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to review labour demand of enterprises and put forth solutions to address this matter.

Lam Xuan Phuong, Director of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said that the department has worked with local enterprises to get information about their demand for labourer recruitment.

The department also worked with training establishments both in and outside the province to connect labour supply-demand.

Besides, the department also published information on mass media outlets in the province and its website, and coordinated with localities to disseminate labour recruitment demands of enterprises to local labourers.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy