Earn money by doing common jobs: 'There are places where you can't eat all the food, places where you can't find anything'

(Baonghean.vn) -Usage needsUnskilled labor becomes more and more pressure for many places during the holiday season.end of yearTherefore, the unskilled labor force is in high demand and has the opportunity to increase income to cover expenses during Tet.

Farmers from neighboring districts come to Vinh City to work as coolies. Photo: Quang An

Go to the city to "wait" for work

For over a month now, Nguyen Thi Hoa and her husband in Hamlet 1, Lang Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) have been away from home to Hanoi and Bac Ninh to work, because research has shown that the demand for jobs in urban areas increases at the end of the year. This is also an opportunity for the couple to earn extra income to cover the Tet holiday.

Ms. Hoa said: The family has 7 sao of rice fields, but during this time there is no need to do any farming work, so we wait until near Tet to plow and plant. Therefore, taking advantage of the off-season months, the couple works as laborers to earn extra income.

Her husband works as a construction worker in Bac Ninh, and Ms. Hoa works as an assistant in a restaurant in Hanoi. The job of an assistant in a restaurant is quite hard, but in return, she has a place to eat and sleep, and the restaurant owner pays 5 million VND per month, so Ms. Hoa tries to work for 2 months to earn 10 million VND to cover Tet and have money to invest in production. In addition, there is her husband's income...

Many people sell clothes on the roadside, hoping to earn extra income. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Huu Hai - Vice Chairman of Lang Thanh Commune People's Committee said: "There are no exact statistics on how many people are away from home to work as manual laborers, but in the last months of this year, hundreds of local people are working as seasonal laborers in big cities to earn money to spend on Tet and invest in spring production. Among them, hundreds of people work as porters in Hanoi, Vinh City...".

However, many people go to the city to find work, and have days where they "sit around and do nothing" because they have not yet connected to the "bridge".

There is a shortage of workers in many rural areas.

While many people choose to work in the city, there are also many jobs in the countryside at this time. Construction workers and construction assistants are popular, because at the end of the year, the demand for construction and repair of housing projects skyrockets.

Mr. Lam and Ms. Sen, a couple in Hop Thanh hamlet, Nam Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), have been working as construction workers for many years. They said: The husband is a construction worker with good skills, so the contractor pays him 230,000 VND/day, and the wife, an experienced construction worker, is also paid 180,000 VND/day.

Construction jobs in the countryside are busy at the end of the year, so bricklayers have continuous work. Photo: Xuan Hoang

This Tet holiday, the couple is determined to work more than 25 days/month/person to earn more income to cover their living expenses. Therefore, during these months, the couple arranges housework reasonably to increase their work.

Although the job of a construction worker is hard, after work they can go home to take care of family matters, so they feel more secure than working far from home.

Especially in the midland mountainous districts of Quy Hop, Tan Ky, Anh Son… the last months of the year are the harvest time of sugarcane, cassava, and acacia, so many unskilled workers are needed. However, many families who want to hire more workers still have difficulty finding them.

Mr. Truong Van Hoa, a farmer in Tan Xuan commune (Tan Ky), said: "My family has 4 sao of sugarcane, so we can finish harvesting in one day. The rest of the time, my husband and I work as laborers harvesting sugarcane, cassava, and acacia for others. Every day, in addition to meals, we are paid 150,000 VND each. Many households need more workers but cannot find any...".

Harvesting raw sugarcane in the midland and mountainous areas of Nghe An is in great need of workers. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Online business

People who sell goods online are usually civil servants, public employees, teachers, workers, and even students... Near Tet, they also actively introduce products on websites, especially Facebook.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien in Tan Ky town, currently working as a worker in an industrial park in Bac Ninh province, boasted: "I work as a worker and sell clothes and shoes on Facebook. My friends support me by placing orders, so I have a little extra income."

Jobs and labor are supply and demand in society, so it is not difficult for workers, especially unskilled workers, to choose a suitable job and earn money honestly with their own sweat and effort. Especially at the end of the year, jobs need people, so it is an opportunity for workers to have more income.

Xuan Hoang