Hanoi (VNA) – The Government needs to establish a nationalstrengthening productivity committee to better labour productivity, thuspromoting the economic growth, said Director General of the General StatisticsOffice of Vietnam Nguyen Bich Lam on August 7.
At a conference on improving national labour productivity held in Hanoi, Lamstressed the national strategy on enhancing Vietnam’s labour productivityshould be carried out with specific targets in different stages so that thecountry will not lag behind neighbouring countries in the region in terms oflabour productivity growth.
Besides setting up the committee, the Government should send delegations toSingapore, Japan and the Republic of Korea to study their experience in thefield.
Accordingly, Lam suggested launching a campaign on improving productivity inall economic sectors, and a month on enhancing national productivity should beheld as a highlight.
Businesses should be put at the centre of the Government’s policies, he said,adding the Government should create favourable conditions for local firms tobetter technology capacity in order to increase labour productivity.
In addition, breakthrough measures should be deployed to encourage companies tore-arrange their production and organisation to optimise labour productivity, theofficial underlined.
It is necessary to implement preferential policies in land, taxes and creditfor any firm with advanced technology production line. The Government shouldencourage local businesses to join global value chain to better productivity,he said.
Furthermore, Lam stressed salary policy should be reformed, ensuring harmonybetween salary increase and better labour productivity.-VNA