High demand but difficult to recruit
Ms. Tru Thi Tuyet Vui - Head of Human Resources Division of NV Apparel Co., Ltd. (An Giang) - said: "The company set a target of recruiting 100 workers/month, but since the beginning of the year, it has only recruited about 500 workers. On average, 5-7 people/day come to the company to submit job applications. In the last 3 months of the year, orders have increased, the company is stepping up recruitment, currently needing about 150 people".
Currently recruiting about 2,000 workers, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh - Head of Human Resources Division of An Giang SamHo Company (An Giang) - informed that the company does not require qualifications or experience, only workers of working age will be trained in skills before taking up the job.
“Currently, the company has many welfare policies and allowances for employees such as diligence bonuses, travel allowances, support for raising children under 6 years old, etc. When joining the company, employees will be trained on welfare policies, rules and regulations for 2 days. After that, we will train them on working skills so that employees can start their work in the best way,” said Ms. Oanh.
Assessing the recruitment situation at the company, Ms. Oanh said that the quality of new recruits is quite guaranteed with many young workers. However, compared to the first 6 months of 2024, the number of employees coming to the company to apply for jobs in the last 6 months of the year tends to decrease.
In Can Tho, the Indian Ocean Seafood Frozen Factory is also recruiting about 200 workers to serve production at the end of the year. According to Mr. Vu Hai Nam - Head of Planning and Human Resources Division of the Indian Ocean Seafood Frozen Factory (Can Tho City) - since the beginning of the year, the company has recruited about 1,000 people, but due to the nature of the job, it is not suitable, the rate of workers quitting is quite high.
“The company has introduced a recruitment allowance policy, diligence bonus, etc. to encourage workers to work hard as well as attract local labor force. Being recruited into the company, workers have jobs, we also have conditions to increase production, meet order progress,” Mr. Nam informed.
Continue to build good policies and working environment
According to the Can Tho City Employment Service Center, it is expected that the recruitment demand of enterprises in the last 6 months of 2024 will increase compared to the first 6 months of the year, especially in the fourth quarter.
Faced with the imbalance between labor supply and demand, the Centre has proposed and recommended that the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) of Can Tho City and the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of districts disseminate and inform businesses and employers to clearly understand and properly meet the needs of workers.
In An Giang, Mr. Tran Luu Phong - Chairman of the Trade Union of Industrial Parks in An Giang province - informed that at this time, enterprises in industrial parks in the province, especially garment and footwear enterprises, have restored production; the recruitment demand is high but recruitment is difficult.
The provincial Industrial Parks Trade Union has accompanied the Board of Directors of enterprises in labor recruitment. “We regularly contact the Board of Directors to grasp the labor recruitment situation and send documents to functional agencies such as the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Center for Public Service to coordinate in introducing workers to enterprises. We have organized many caring activities as well as proposed that enterprises have policies to attract workers to join the company and stay long-term,” Mr. Phong emphasized.
At the Online Job Fair in the Mekong Delta, Southeast and neighboring provinces and cities on September 19, Can Tho City had 36 businesses participating in recruitment with 4,283 job positions. The occupations that are in need of workers at the session are diverse and rich such as: Factory workers, employees in the fields of health and safety, IT staff, office staff, human resources staff, and general laborers.
