Workers at a garment-textile factory (Illustrative photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – As Ho Chi Minh City applies flexible measures to adapt to the new normal andcurb the spread of COVID-19, firms are rolling out recruitment plans after Tet(Lunar New Year) holiday with about 44,800-55,600 vacant positions to be filled.
Accordingto the city’s Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour MarketInformation, the available jobs are primarily inthe fields of textile-leather footwear; food manufacturing and processing;mechanics; chemicals, pharmaceuticals and rubber products; and wholesale and retails, amongothers.
Over 86.39 percent of the positions are for those with training, with 21.58 percent of them seeking those holding bachelor’s andhigher degrees.
As COVID-19has been brought under control, businesses have resumed operations after Tet holidaywith numerous orders.
Human resourcesdemand in HCM City has been on the rise and the labour market posted positive changes.Many businesses are recruiting hundreds of work hands.
In particular,the rapid development of the e-commerce prompts rising demand for deliveryservices, resulting in firms’ constant need for personnel.
About 95percent of workers in the apparel sector have returned to work and the figureis approximately 97 percent in the textile-fibre industry, said Le Tat Thang ofthe Vietnam Textile and Garment Trade Unions in the southern region.
Apparel firmsobserve a high number of orders, leading to a need for between 6,000-9,000workers, equivalent to 10-15 percent of the current number./.
