Nearly 1,000 rural youth in Nghe An received career counseling and job introductions.

On the morning of November 14, in Tan Ky district, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Nghe An Provincial Youth Union organized a career orientation and job introduction festival for rural youth in 2020.

Attending the program were comrades Do Tien Dung - Deputy Head of the Central Youth Union's Youth Workers and Urban Areas Committee; Hoang Dinh Tuan - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee; Chu Duc Thai - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, Chairman of the Youth Union of Nghe An province. On the side of Tan Ky district, there was comrade Bui Thanh Bao - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Tan Ky district.

Delegates attending the festival. Photo: Van Xuan

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, comrade Do Tien Dung - Deputy Head of the Central Youth Union's Urban and Workers' Youth Department said: The Resolution of the 11th National Youth Union Congress for the 2017 - 2022 term has determined the target of "Career counseling for 10 million young people, job introduction for 1.5 million young people" - this is the result and goal that the Youth Union at all levels is aiming for and determined to implement.

In recent times, the Youth Union at all levels has focused on implementing the Project "Career counseling and job introduction for youth in the period of 2018 - 2022"; along with proactively and actively participating in implementing the Government's programs and projects on career guidance, vocational training, and job creation, focusing on the following subjects: high school students, university students, rural youth, demobilized soldiers, etc.

Comrade Do Tien Dung - Deputy Head of the Central Youth Union's Youth Workers and Urban Areas Department delivered the opening speech of the festival. Photo: Van Xuan

From 2018 to the first 6 months of 2020, over 5.2 million young people received career counseling; nearly 900,000 young people were introduced to jobs through the Youth Union channel.

Before the impact of the pandemicCovid-19,In the first 9 months of 2020, 31.8 million workers aged 15 and over lost their jobs, had to take time off, take turns off work, and have their income reduced. Therefore, unemployment and underemployment will continue to be a major concern for young people and society.

Delegates grasp information on labor recruitment and employment needs of businesses. Photo: Van Xuan

Youth Unionhas implemented diverse and creative career counseling and job introduction activities for young people, such as: organizing online Youth Job Fairs, online job counseling programs, the program "20,000 remote jobs to support young people"...

It is known that the career orientation and job introduction festival for young people in Nghe An province in 2020 is the 8th program out of 10 career counseling festivals and labor support programs launched by the Central Youth Union.

The festival aims to create a bridge between consultants, businesses and union members and young people in employment issues.

Union members and rural youth participate in the job search festival. Photo: Van Xuan

The Organizing Committee hopes that businesses and companies will find and recruit workers suitable for the human resource development orientation of the unit; union members, youth, and workers will have many job opportunities suitable to their qualifications and abilities; for youth and students, they will be advised and suggested about career choices.

Do Tien Dung - Deputy Head of the Central Youth Union's Urban and Workers' Youth Department

The festival attracted nearly 1,000 union members and rural youth to attend with the consultation of 14 businesses in Nghe An province.