Many occupations are in demand
Sewing goods for export at a foreign-invested enterprise in Binh Phuoc. Documentary photo: Duong Chi Tuong/VNA
Records in the southern key economic regions show that, in the remaining months of 2022, the labor market continues to prosper with the recruitment demand of production and business units, meeting orders at the end of the calendar year and the Lunar New Year of the year of the Rabbit 2023.
According to Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc: The city is a locality with a very large scale of labor force. With the restoration of production activities of enterprises, the labor market demand of enterprises is increasing, opening up many job opportunities for workers from localities throughout the country.
A representative of the Center for Forecasting Human Needs and Labor Market Information of Ho Chi Minh City said: In the fourth quarter of 2022, Ho Chi Minh City needs 69,500 - 77,100 jobs, mainly in industries. Key industries of the City such as food processing - food, chemicals - rubber - plastics, mechanics, electronics - construction and service industries such as commerce, transportation and warehousing, accommodation services and food and beverage, information and communication, banking and finance, real estate business, education and training…
Meanwhile, according to information from the Employment Service Center of Dong Nai province, 31 industrial parks are operating in the province attracting a large number of workers. Currently, some enterprises have difficulty maintaining and developing production due to many factors such as the decline in world market demand and disruption in the supply of raw materials. However, many businesses still have a need to recruit workers, meet production activities at the end of the year, and have human resources ready until the beginning of 2023. Employment sessions are held from October to the end of the year, contributing to part to meet the recruitment needs of industries that are increasing recruitment demand with different job positions. The recruitment trend in the last months of the year is very diverse, focusing on industries and occupations related to commerce, services, processing industry, manufacturing, electronics, information technology, textiles...
Most recently, at the job session held by the Dong Nai Employment Service Center in mid-October, businesses announced their new recruitment needs for nearly 2,800 workers, mainly in areas such as garment and textile. wear, real estate, insurance, import and export. Meanwhile, only about 280 workers with job needs came to find out information and participate in interpreting.
Skilled and trained labor is an advantage
Referring to the labor market in our country today, Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said: The labor market has now had many changes and prospered. However, the workforce with certificates and degrees is still low, and the quality of human resources has not yet met the requirements. There is still a shortage of local labor in the labor market, a lack of high-quality human resources, leading to low labor productivity.
Regarding the disadvantages for unskilled or untrained workers, the Employment Service Center of Binh Duong Province informed: In Binh Duong province, statistics in the 9 months of 2022, the number of employees General education accounts for more than 91% of the total number of people applying for unemployment benefits. The main cause of unemployment is the expiration of the contract or the two parties agreeing to terminate the labor contract because during the working process the employer and the employee cannot reach an agreement such as: Working time, working environment, remuneration, salary. Unemployed workers are mainly unskilled workers, without professional degrees and certificates, operating in the garment, electronics, leather shoes, furniture industries...
Meanwhile, for recruitment demand in the City, according to the Center for Forecasting Human Needs and Labor Market Information of Ho Chi Minh City, in the last months of the year, the demand for trained workers accounting for nearly 85% of the total recruitment demand, the demand for untrained laborers only accounts for more than 15%.
This fact shows that, in order to have a stable job, high income, and have advantages when participating in the labor market, employees need to actively study and hone skills related to professional and professional occupations. “soft” skills such as discipline, adaptability, etc.
Mr. Tran Anh Tuan, human resource forecaster, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Vocational Education Association, said that with the current and future labor market, occupations that use a lot of labor, Low skills will gradually lose competitive advantage. Low-skilled workers will easily lose their jobs and be fired due to low competitiveness in the labor market.
Along with that, according to experts, localities that have needs to attract workers and businesses need to continue to have solutions and invest in basic infrastructure to serve workers such as housing, medical examination and treatment areas. , a play area for workers' children, helping employees feel secure, stick with them for a long time, limit disturbance and "passive" about human resources.
