shortage of thousands of unskilled workers
According to statistics from the Industrial Park Trade Union Committee of the Hai Phong City Labor Federation, through grasping from grassroots trade unions, there are 11 enterprises in Do Son Industrial Park that need to recruit 1,035 workers, mainly in the consumer goods, garment and processing industries. Trang Due Industrial Park has a need to recruit 4,147 workers; Dinh Vu Industrial Park recruits 4,140 workers; An Duong Industrial Park has 11 enterprises with a need to recruit 4,370 workers...
According to the summary of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board, from the beginning of 2025 to now, enterprises in the industrial park have recruited more than 40,000 workers. In the first half of August, businesses need to recruit 4,300 more workers, mainly unskilled workers (3,677 workers), 129 workers have vocational qualifications and vocational training certificates, the rest are workers with intermediate qualifications or higher.
Some businesses have a need to recruit a large number of workers such as redina Miracle International Co., Ltd. (VSIP Industrial Park) recruiting 872 workers, Ducar Technology Co., Ltd. (Phu Thai Industrial Park) recruiting 490 workers, SNC Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Cam Dien Industrial Park - Luong Dien) recruiting 600 workers, Hulane Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Dai An Industrial Park) ...
In addition to businesses stabilizing orders and expanding production, the shortage of labor, especially unskilled labor, is also due to a shortage of labor resources and increased labor fluctuations.
In Do Son Industrial Park, the labor turnover rate is an average of 13%, concentrated in a few enterprises, the highest of which is the footwear industry with a rate of up to 70%/month. In Trang Due Industrial Park, the job exchange rate is 10.6%/month, so businesses are continuously recruiting to compensate for human resources, consuming resources that should have been spent on expanding production...
Difficulty recruiting due to labor competition
Another reason why businesses are having difficulty accessing candidates is due to labor competition.
According to the representative of the recruitment department of Toyo Denso Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Nam Sach Industrial Park), the labor force is scarce, so the number of workers coming for recruitment interviews is not much. Not to mention, workers tend to not stay long-term (working for less than 6 months) to export labor, move to neighboring areas to work...
According to Regina Miracle International Vietnam Co., Ltd. (VSIP Industrial Park), Dain Technology Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Cam Dien - Luong Dien Industrial Park), Chemilens Vietnam Joint Stock Company, Sumidenso Co., Ltd. (Dai An Industrial Park), labor competition between businesses is increasingly fierce, causing difficulties for factories in recruiting as well as stabilizing labor.
A representative of Hulane Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Dai An Industrial Park) said that the company needs to recruit workers in many positions. Although recruitment has been posted and recruitment support services have been used, the results are not high. The company recommends that the authorities support recruitment through the form of a job fair...
Mr. Hoang Van Cuong - Chairman of the Trang Due Industrial Park Trade Union Club - suggested that many businesses are currently facing a shortage of labor and difficulties in recruitment, especially seasonal workers. The units requested the City Labor Federation to recommend the City People's Committee to direct relevant departments, branches and sectors to study and issue comprehensive policies to attract workers from other provinces. At the same time, build favorable mechanisms and policies for businesses providing labor services to operate effectively, promptly meeting human resource needs for production.
In addition, trade unions at all levels have increased dialogue and negotiation between enterprises to improve welfare regimes. Thereby, creating motivation for employees to stick together, improve productivity and help businesses proactively respond to market fluctuations.
