Recruiting a large number of unskilled workers
Businesses focus on recruiting in production, processing, commercial - service and seasonal jobs. The Center is receiving positions with large recruitment needs such as 4,000 general laborers, 500 manufacturing workers, 400 assembly workers, 300 garment workers...
Ms. Tran Thi Kim Loan - Recruitment and Training Department of TKG Taekwang Can Tho Co., Ltd. - informed that the company is in need of recruiting 1,000 general laborers.
In addition to salaries, the company builds a diverse allowance system from housing, travel to production support, raising young children under 6 years old... On holidays and Tet, workers will also receive bonuses according to regulations. Notably, this business is willing to recruit unskilled workers for free training.
Although at the end of the year, workers are often reluctant to change jobs, thanks to job transaction sessions organized by the Ho Chi Minh City DVVL Center, we still connect with many potential candidates. Our requirements for unskilled workers are quite simple, just need to know how to read and write, be of working age, have good health and do not require experience. The company has a training and coaching program for newcomers until they become proficient," Ms. Loan said.
Ms. Ha Thi Cam Nhung - Manager of ITADA Spicy Figs System (Mac Thien Tich branch) said that the unit is in need of recruiting about 60 Tet seasonal personnel with high daily salaries. On peak days from the 29th to the 4th day of Tet, the salary is up to 40,000 VND/hour with meals. In particular, if working well and wanting to stick with the job, the system will prioritize keeping this seasonal personnel to work for a long time.
At Co.opmart Can Tho Co., Ltd., recruitment demand also extends from sales staff, warehouse staff, security guards to the Marketing department.
Ms. Le Hoang Dung - Personnel organization specialist of the unit - said that the salary for unskilled workers ranges around 5.5 million VND/month. The age of applicants is from 20-45 years old, depending on the department.
Promoting supply-demand connectivity
Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Chung - Deputy Director of Can Tho City DVVL Center - informed that the unit is currently strengthening connections with businesses to diversify recruitment positions, especially seasonal jobs, creating conditions for workers to increase their income at the end of the year.
The unit strengthens widespread propaganda through the center's communication channels. Thereby, helping workers in the locality access safe job information, avoiding the situation of bad actors taking advantage of and carrying out the trap of light jobs with high salaries," Ms. Chung said.
The center will also maintain and regularly organize job transaction activities at its headquarters...
In the first quarter of 2026, the Can Tho City DVVL Center forecasts that recruitment demand will continue to increase, focusing on a number of fields such as retail and services (sales staff, cashiers, event support, consultants, delivery, service...), manufacturing and logistics (temporary production workers, packaging, warehousing, goods delivery and receipt), information technology (technical support, application development), finance - banking (transaction staff, financial consultants), health and social services (health staff, nurses)...
