"Thirsty" for labor during Tet

Red eyes looking for workers

At the end of the year, Hai An General Trading Service Company Limited is urgently recruiting a team of drivers and cargo handlers to meet the sudden increase in orders. With an income of 7-12 million VND/month, although the notice was posted in early December, the company has not been able to recruit enough drivers. Company representative - Mr. Nguyen Duc Phong said: "Recruiting drivers to drive and load cargo near Tet is extremely difficult. Those who have experience and meet the recruitment criteria all have stable jobs, the need for seasonal overtime is very low".

House cleaning is also a "profitable" service during Tet. These days, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong's house cleaning team in Hung Binh ward, Vinh city is fully booked for the whole December. Every day, she receives dozens of calls to schedule appointments, but due to lack of manpower, she cannot take on more orders. Ms. Thanh Phuong said: "We are constantly recruiting more workers, but we have not been able to recruit any this month."

Since early December, the coffee shop on Vuong Thuc Mau Street has been recruiting staff on job exchanges but has not been able to recruit anyone. Mr. Hoang Van Tuan - manager of the coffee shop said: Before, during and after Tet, the number of customers is very high. Anticipating that situation, we posted recruitment posts on fanpage, registered for recruitment on different channels but had no results. If in the past we required staff to be experienced or trained in the bartending industry, now we only need workers aged 18 - 30 in good health to be hired immediately. According to Mr. Tuan, the income of a bartender working about 8 - 10 hours a day will be 10 - 12 million VND/month. If any employee works less, they will have about 5 - 6 million VND/month. That is considered an ideal income for students to work part-time during Tet or after January holidays. However, finding someone to do this on this occasion is still very difficult.

InProvincial Employment Service Center, the last month of the year, the number of businesses participating in the seasonal labor recruitment market is very large. Some businesses announced recruitment for positions with very high salaries such as: Sales and Customer Service Manager (average from 55 - 60 million VND/month); Marketing staff (25 - 30 million VND/month); Sales/Restaurant Manager (15 - 20 million VND); Factory Manager (35 - 40 million VND/month)... Job positions for untrained workers or those with experience in the garment, electronic components installation, and leather shoes industries will be paid from 10 - 12 million VND/month. However, recruiting suitable human resources to meet the seasonal work requirements at the end of the year of the units is still not easy.

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In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Provincial Employment Service Center received recruitment requests from 182 units. The number of people needed to recruit was up to 22,094. Of which, 20,653 were workers without degrees or certificates. However, in December, 61 units registered to recruit, with 5,938 workers, of which 5,504 workers without degrees or certificates were needed.

Mr. Tran Huu Thuong - Deputy Director of Provincial Employment Service Center

Beware of "easy work, high salary"

According to the representative of the Provincial Employment Service Center, the time when the job market is bustling is also the time when the "easy job, high salary" trap has the most opportunity to develop. In the scam websites, there is always a section looking for human resources with a salary of 20 - 30 million VND/month, which can be paid by the working hours after each day, if the worker needs it. The work is extremely easy, just go to the fanpage as requested and share the links or comment on the advertised products. "However, if the worker clicks on the link, a series of unexpected troubles will appear; it is very possible that the worker will fall into the scam trap and lose all the money in the account...", the staff of the Provincial Employment Service Center warned.

In addition, there are some other types of scams such as paying money to retain workers; recruiting for the day shift but requiring employees to work the night shift, if they do not work, they will quit and lose their deposit...

To limit the situation of labor and employment fraud, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has recommended that localities, training establishments, and job placement centers provide information on issues that need to be vigilant. At the same time, it is recommended that these units increase propaganda and disseminate information to people, especially students who need to find seasonal jobs at the end of the year and near Tet. In particular, it is necessary to be vigilant against fraudulent tricks that exploit the psychology of wanting to find a job quickly, with high income, and without recruitment conditions; at the same time, provide a list of units with the function of providing employment services for workers to proactively compare.

According to Mr. Tran Phi Hung - Head of the Department of Employment - Labor - Labor Safety, Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, there is currently 1 employment service center and 21 companies licensed to operate employment services in the province. The list of these units is publicly posted on the website of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs for workers to look up and find information.

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In 2025, the whole province will need 40,000 - 50,000 workers, of which, in January 2025, about 6,000 workers were needed, focusing on industries such as garment production, leather shoes, electronic components, production and consumption industries for the Lunar New Year market and production and business needs at the beginning of the new year.

Mr. Tran Phi Hung - Head of Employment - Labor - Labor Safety Department, Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs