On July 23, at the conference "Removing difficulties and obstacles for businesses" organized by the Management Board of Hi-Tech Park and Industrial Parks of Da Nang City, foreign businesses proposed that the city arrange build worker housing, and at the same time hand over the built social housing project early for workers to stabilize their lives.
Commenting at the conference, Mr. Chuang Bo Wen - representative of Foxlink Co., Ltd. said that the unit employs 10,000 to 12,000 workers. Among them, the majority of workers are from outside the province. Therefore, the business proposed that the city soon arrange a location to build housing for workers to attract workers to the city as well as businesses to work and develop the economy.
Also discussing at the conference, Mr. Ishikawa Yoshitaka - General Secretary of the Japanese Business Association, Da Nang Branch - said that some workers buy social housing from Saigon Thuan Green Real Estate Joint Stock Company. Phuoc in July 2022. According to the contract, the buyer will be handed over the house on March 31, 2024.
However, currently the buyer has not received the house handover. Meanwhile, the investor has collected up to 70% of the money and with the current progress, workers do not know how long they will have to wait to receive the house.
Discussing the above content, Mr. Tran Van Hoang - Deputy Director of the Department of Construction of Da Nang City - said that many businesses in industrial parks have a large number of immigrant workers, so there is a need for communal housing. Assembly is also high. After reviewing and appraising 8/9 subdivision planning projects, the Department of Construction and related departments and branches reviewed and arranged 139 hectares to serve social housing.
For the high-tech subdivision, review and add 19 hectares. In early 2024, the city approved investment in the Hoa Hiep Nam project. When completed, it will meet 1,700 apartments. The city also has a policy to grant Vietnam General Confederation of Labor housing, cultural and sports institutional area in Hoa Hiep Nam area, when completed, will accommodate 700 apartments.
“The Housing Law 2023 will take effect from August 1. The Law has new regulations that worker accommodation is allowed to be built on commercial and service land, so we recommend that businesses and the Management Board consider choosing options. Commercial and service lands can be used as accommodation facilities for workers to support housing for workers," Mr. Tran Van Hoang responded to the proposal.
According to Mr. Hoang, since February there has been a written request for Saigon Thuan Phuoc Company to have a specific working document with the people who bought apartments. Saigon Thuan Phuoc Company has had 2 contacts and committed to December 31. will hand over. The Department of Construction will continue to urge and support businesses to have solutions so that investors can shorten the time for workers to buy stable housing soon.