Female workers are working at a foreign-invested factory in Khai Quang Industrial Park, northern Vinh Phuc province. (Photo: VNA)Vinh Phuc(VNA) – The thirst for female workers is real at industrial parks in northernVinh Phuc province where the more foreign direct investment (FDI) projects arrive,the more demand for female workers rises, as they are believed to be moreskilled at certain jobs.
According to thetrade union of Vinh Phuc’s industrial parks, the number of FDI enterprises inVinh Phuc rose 54.5 percent from 90 in early 2014 to 139 by March 2017. Thesecompanies have recruited 37,790 employees to date, a jump of 86.6 percent fromthree years ago with an estimated 65-70 percent of them women.
Local factories havebeen crying out for workers with recruitment ads hung on the entrances lookingfor hundreds of employees. For example, JAHWA VINA Electronics from theRepublic of Korea has been looking for 5,000 workers while its peers from theRoK, AMOVINA, Vina Circuit and Cammsys have been seeking 500.
Most of theserecruiters seemed to favour female over male candidates as women are consideredto be more skilled and suitable for work in textiles, packing and assemblingwhich account for a large proportion of the positions needed.
The recruitment hasbeen not that easy as the female workforce has not grown as fast as thefactories’ labour demand.
Many benefits havebeen given by the FDI companies to encourage female workers to stick around,including building residential halls, kindergartens and schools for them andtheir children near the industrial parks; and providing them with higherpayment, return shuttle buses and insurance.
However, more effective measures, from not onlythe FDI companies but also local authorities, should be developed to help thecompanies meet their workforce needs.-VNA
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