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Tag: labour
The Labour category covers employment trends, workforce development, and labour market policies. It explores minimum wage laws, employee rights, skills training, and remote work trends, providing insights into talent acquisition, corporate HR strategies, and economic impacts on labour markets.
Average Salary in Indonesia 2025: Monthly & by Sector
Indonesia has a reputation for abundant low cost labour. This has been instrumental to its rise as a key global manufacturing hub. That said, wages can vary greatly across sectors and industries, and by region. This article discusses the average salary in Indonesia and provides a glimpse into what firms can realistically expect to pay their staff when starting a business in Indonesia.
Recruitment Companies in Vietnam 2025: Human Resources Support Directory
This 2025 directory lists trusted recruitment companies, manpower agencies, and HR support firms operating across Vietnam. Whether you’re sourcing factory workers, hiring IT talent, or seeking full-service HR outsourcing, this guide connects you with reliable partners for every stage of your workforce journey.
Labour: Vietnam Ministry proposes cutting foreign work permit processing time to 10 days
Vietnam’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) is proposing to reduce the processing time for issuing work permits to foreign workers in Vietnam from 36 days to 10 days, English language news site, Vietnam News has reported.
Minimum Wage in Thailand 2025: Daily & Monthly
Thailand’s minimum wage structure reflects a regionally adjusted approach designed to balance economic growth with social equity. This article breaks down the minimum wage in Thailand by the different wage regions.
Minimum Wage in Indonesia 2025: Monthly & Daily
Indonesia’s minimum wage system is set annually and varies by province, reflecting regional economic differences and cost-of-living disparities. This article breaks down the key rates by region.
Minimum Wage in the Philippines 2025: Daily & Monthly
In the Philippines, minimum wages are determined on a regional basis rather than through a single national rate. This article outlines those rates.
Technology: Vietnam facing cybersecurity workforce crisis
Vietnam is projected to face a shortfall of 700,000 cybersecurity professionals by 2028, driven by rapid digitalisation and rising cyber threats, Vu Ngoc Son, Head of Technology and International Cooperation at the National Cybersecurity Association has told a conference, VietnamNet has reported.
Human resources in Vietnam 2025: Labour Laws, Wages, and Compliance
Vietnam’s human resources landscape is undergoing significant transformation as the country integrates more into the global economy. With rapid economic growth, companies are increasingly focused on strategic HR management to align with both local and international standards. With all of this in mind, this article looks at the key human resources related factors foreign firms should be aware of when operating in Vietnam.
Tourism: Industry voices call for hands-on reform to fix Vietnam’s workforce gap
Vietnam’s tourism workforce suffers not only from a shortage in numbers but also from weak quality and limited real-world exposure, Professor Dao Manh Hung (VITEA) has warned in an article published by VietnamNet.
Vietnam average income up 9.5 percent year-on-year in Q1 2025
Vietnamese workers saw their average monthly income rise to VND 8.3 million in Q1 2025, an increase of 9.5 percent compared to the same period last year. Gains were recorded across all sectors, despite a slight drop in labour force participation and a continued high number of informal workers, according to a press release from Vietnam’s General Office of Statistics.
Average Salary in Vietnam 2025: Monthly & by Sector
Vietnam has a reputation for abundant low cost labour. This has been instrumental to its rise as a key global manufacturing hub. That said, wages can vary greatly across sectors and industries, and by region. This article discusses the average salary in Vietnam and provides a glimpse into what firms can realistically expect to pay their staff when starting a business in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s Labour Law 2025: Working Hours, Overtime, Leave & Termination
The most recent iteration of Vietnam’s Labour Law, the Labour Code 2019, contains details on hiring and firing, employee leave entitlements, and regulates working hours and overtime. The Labour Code, however, is quite dense and can be quite nuanced. In light of this, this Quick Read runs through the most important parts and should hopefully provide the key details foreign firms, that are looking to establish a business in Vietnam, might need…
Vietnam’s industrial parks struggle to fill jobs despite record hiring: survey
A survey by Vieclam24h has revealed that labour shortages persist in Vietnam, particularly in the textile and electronics assembly industries, as demand continues to outpace supply, Tuoi Tre is reporting.
Minimum Wage in Vietnam 2025: Monthly & Hourly
Vietnam’s minimum wage is an attractive draw-card for businesses in a broad range of industries. Among the lowest in Southeast Asia, foreign firms may be able to realise real value by making the most of this low-cost labour. This article looks at all the key details a foreign firm might need to know.
Vietnam fertility rate hits new low, possible labour shortages on horizon
Vietnam’s fertility rate fell to 1.91 children per woman in 2024 down from 1.96 in 2023, and well-below the 2.1 replacement rate needed. This has been raised as a concern in the context of its impact on Vietnam’s labour supply.
Vietnam sees decline in administrative operations and support services FDI in November
Year-to-date, the sector has attracted a total of 56 new projects and US$150.8 million in newly registered capital, reflecting solid growth despite the downturn in November.
Revised Vietnam Law on Trade Unions passes NA, impact re: Convention 87 unclear
Specifically, to be compliant with these agreements Vietnam needs to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention 87. This would require allowing trade unions to be established independent of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour with which all labour unions must currently be affiliated…
HCMC labour shortages ongoing concern in lead up to Tet
The article carries interviews with several migrant workers that have complained costs are too high in the city and highlights satellite industrial hubs like Binh Duong as more affordable with a better quality of life…
Ministry proposes solid nine-day stretch for Tet holiday in Vietnam in 2025
Notably, in 2024, the holiday ran from Thursday, February 8 to Wednesday, February 14 leaving just two days to be worked in the week, and in 2023 it ran from Friday January 20 to Thursday January 26, leaving just one working day left in the week. In this context, a continuous nine-day break would be a welcome change.
Private sector CEOs in Vietnam on almost double SOE counterparts
Notably, earlier this year the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, suggested SOEs should consider foreigners for executive positions. He went on to say that better remuneration packages and higher salaries would be key. This latest development adds some context to the Prime Minister’s remarks and suggests that improvement in remuneration would need to be sizable.
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