According to the Management Board of Quang Tri Economic Zone, recently, businesses in the economic zone and industrial park of Quang Tri province have encountered many difficulties in production. Many businesses have had to stop operations and no longer have orders, leading to inflation of some essential goods related to people's consumption and businesses' production.
Mr. Pham Ngoc Minh - Head of the Economic Zone Management Board of Quang Tri province - said that there are many reasons leading to difficulties for businesses. For example, the cost of input materials increased such as gasoline, iron and steel, and raw materials for production. After the impact of COVID-19 and after the impact of trade wars and wars between countries, many workers quit their jobs.
Mr. Pham Ngoc Minh cited that by 2023, there will be 6,700 workers in economic zones and industrial parks in Quang Tri province, but in the first 6 months of 2024, this number will decrease to 5,300 workers. The reason for the reduction of more than 1,000 employees is mainly because the business has no orders, so it is at a loss and cannot pay salaries. Besides, due to low income, workers are unstable and have to find new jobs.
If in 2022, the revenue of businesses in the economic zone and industrial park of Quang Tri province is 13,535 billion VND, paying 657 billion VND to the budget, then by 2023 the revenue will decrease to 10,832 billion VND, paying 420 billion VND to the budget. billion dong. Similarly, in the first 6 months of 2024, revenue is about 5,000 billion VND, contributing 216 billion VND to the budget. Thereby, it shows that the production activities of the enterprise have been affected by many impacts.
However, the Management Board of Quang Tri Economic Zone recently held a dialogue with about 150 businesses and saw a new signal. Accordingly, businesses have recovered in economic development, some are looking for new markets, some are restructuring their businesses or rediscovering resources, looking for ways to expand production.
It is known that in the province there are more than 3,000 small and micro enterprises, of which nearly 300 have stopped operating and dissolved . According to the report, in the first 6 months of 2024, Quang Tri province has created jobs for 6,578 workers, reaching 52.6% of the plan, but most of them go to work outside the province or abroad with more than 4,000 workers. labor turn.
