Foreign companies seek to fire workers over 35 years old

Many workers aged 35-40 were fired or forced to quit their jobs.

The reasons for FDI enterprises to lay off this number of workers are quite similar. They usually put pressure on workers to make it difficult for them to complete their work, or even abruptly terminate their labor contracts without giving any reason.

The survey shows that the main reason for ending this employment relationship between FDI enterprises and Vietnamese workers is up to 39% due to work pressure such as overtime or high quotas, 13.4% are assigned to heavy and dangerous work, 8.4% are sexually harassed, 16.4% are scolded and discriminated against, 15.1% are not healthy enough to work, 12.6% are fired or fired without reason...

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs stated that there will be many consequences and implications from laying off workers after the age of 35, the biggest of which is the issue of social security in the future. The second is finding and arranging new jobs for workers. The third is creating social insecurity, which can lead to other negative issues...

Investigation and survey results from the group of laid-off workers also show that the termination of labor contracts at FDI enterprises in the past with workers over 35 years old has caused more than 38% to be a burden to their families and society, 27% said they were not sure they would have the opportunity to develop, 24.2% were at high risk of illness, 15.2% were unhealthy and lost their ability to work, 19% were drawn into social evils or bad deeds, 12.8% had family conflicts or insulted each other, 11.2% were discriminated against, stigmatized...