The construction site of the Suoi Cai reinforcement and dredging project from Tho Ut bridge to Dong Nai river (Tan Khanh ward, Ho Chi Minh City) is one of the projects facing a lot of pressure to attract young workers. Working here are mostly workers from rural areas. Most workers are 40 years old or older.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Bao Yen (48 years old, from Hue City) shared: "Working 8 hours a day, I know it's hard, but I'm old, I can't work at the company, so I work at a construction site. Here, the work is also regular, each month I work from 26-30 working days.
As for the project to upgrade and expand DT 748 road in Long Nguyen ward (HCMC), it also faces a lot of pressure regarding labor recruitment. Dai Phong Infrastructure Construction Joint Stock Company Branch in Binh Duong is one of the construction contractors of this project.
According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung - Director of Dai Phong Infrastructure Construction Joint Stock Company Branch in Binh Duong, the construction site does not have workers under 30 years old. Very few young people choose hard work at construction sites. Recruiting older workers is also very difficult.
Regarding the cause, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung assessed that partly because young workers do not do hard work.
In addition, in the past two years, many public investment projects have been launched vigorously, leading to an increased demand for construction human resources.
At times, they had to pay 1 million VND/day for skilled workers. Labor costs increased, but labor recruitment was still not easy.
Dong Nai city currently has 58 industrial parks established along with many industrial clusters, attracting thousands of domestic and foreign businesses, along with about 1.4 million workers. However, to date, many businesses are still facing difficulties in recruiting workers.
Toan Cau Dynamic Mechanical Co., Ltd. (Giang Dien Industrial Park, Trang Bom Ward, Dong Nai City) with the specific characteristics of manufacturing in the mechanical industry currently has about 1,400 employees, but has also been facing difficulties in recruiting workers recently.
To attract workers, the company also introduces many preferential treatment regimes such as income from 12-15 million VND/month, 13th month bonus on average 2-3 months' salary, holiday bonus, attachment bonus. In addition, the company also has 7 days of preferential leave enjoying 100% salary, annual tourism...
Mr. Nguyen Van Tiep - Chairman of the grassroots Trade Union of Toan Cau Mechanical and Dynamic Co., Ltd. - said that to ensure a sustainable labor force, every year the company organizes training for workers to improve their skills from general education to higher levels; at the same time, there are appropriate salaries and allowances, commensurate with each level of worker's qualifications.
