The forum "Connecting Enterprises - 2024" was organized by Lao Dong Newspaper, Da Nang High-Tech Park and Industrial Parks Management Board, and Da Nang City Labor Federation for the first time in Da Nang on the occasion of Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Day, October 13.
At the forum, one of the hot issues that many businesses proposed to the city leaders and related departments was that they have had difficulty recruiting quality workers in recent times.
Mr. Hiroyuki Okuda, General Director of Murata Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd., specializing in manufacturing electronic components, with a factory at Lot A1, Road No. 2, Hoa Khanh Industrial Park, Lien Chieu, Da Nang, said that one of the difficulties his business is facing is not being able to recruit unskilled workers in the context of high production demand.
Previously, at the "Job Fair for Demobilized Soldiers and Workers in Lien Chieu District in 2024" held on September 28, Murata Manufacturing Vietnam Co., Ltd. announced the recruitment of 200 unskilled workers, 20 technical staff, and 5 purchasing staff but has not been able to recruit.
“During the job fair, workers come to see information about the company, salary, and job before deciding whether to accept the job or not, so the recruitment efficiency is not as high as expected. I hope that through today's forum, we will find effective solutions, especially training quality human resources to develop together more strongly,” said Mr. Hiroyuki Okuda.
In July 2024, when the Management Board of Da Nang Hi-Tech Park and Industrial Park organized a conference on “Removing difficulties and obstacles for businesses”, many businesses also raised similar issues. Mr. Nguyen Van Phu - Deputy Director of Daiwa Da Nang Co., Ltd. said that compared to the previous period, recruiting unskilled workers is also facing difficulties.
“In 2024, Daiwa Da Nang Co., Ltd. will increase its productivity by 30%, so we need to recruit 300 unskilled workers. However, in the first 6 months of the year, Daiwa Da Nang Co., Ltd. still could not recruit workers,” said Mr. Phu.
Mr. Huynh Nhat Huy, General Director of VAFI Company Limited, also mentioned another difficulty related to employees quitting their jobs. “In the first 6 months of the year, we encountered many difficulties in recruitment and employee quitting.
On the business side, we have reviewed and checked whether the company's welfare regimes are suitable for employees or not. However, we see that employees often ask for leave for reasons of returning to their hometowns or other reasons," said Mr. Huy.
At the "Job Fair for Demobilized Soldiers and Workers in Lien Chieu District in 2024" recently held, 86 businesses registered to recruit workers, with a need to recruit 6,214 workers.
Of which, nearly 300 workers have university and college degrees, the rest are intermediate and elementary level workers, technical workers and unskilled workers in various industries and occupations.
