Nghe An: Many job opportunities attract seasonal workers at the end of the year.

With years of experience in caring for ornamental plants and flowers, Ms. Hanh easily found seasonal work with a relatively high salary at a flower and plant agency on Le Nin Street. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Experiencedcaring for ornamental plants and flowersThanks to her years of experience in potting and pruning plants, Ms. Bui Hanh (Kim Chi village, Nghi An commune) easily found seasonal work for a flower and ornamental plant agency on Le Nin street, earning 10 million VND per month from the 10th lunar month to the 26th of the 12th lunar month. Currently, this agency employs 7 seasonal workers specializing in transporting, caring for, and advising on flowers and ornamental plants, with salaries ranging from 300,000 to 450,000 VND per person per day.

Ms. Phan Tuyet Nhi, owner of a flower and ornamental plant agency, said: "Normally, it's just my husband and I and two employees. This time, the demand for flowers and ornamental plants is high, so we have to hire seven additional seasonal workers to transport plants, plant them for customers, and take care of the plants in the garden."

The high demand for flowers and ornamental plants has resulted in a lot of work for the workers in Kim Chi flower and ornamental plant village (Nghi An, Vinh City). Photo: Thanh Phuc

This is also the peak season for skilled and experienced orchid arrangers. Many skilled artisans earn millions of dong a day arranging orchids for dealers and nurseries. Phan Huu Hieu, a skilled orchid arranger in Hung Dong, said: "Currently, work is still sporadic, but starting from mid-December, we sometimes have to work through the night to meet customer demand. In return, the income is quite high; during Tet (Lunar New Year), we can earn tens of millions of dong."

In theseafood processing facilityIn Nghi Hai ward (Cua Lo town), production is also in full swing to serve the Tet holiday. According to estimates, this year, Mr. Truong Nhu Hung's grilled mackerel processing facility (Hai Giang 2 block) will supply approximately 10 tons of mackerel to the market. Therefore, to ensure timely delivery to customers, Mr. Hung has hired additional workers to handle all stages: purchasing fish, freezing fish, washing fish, cutting fish, grilling fish, vacuum packaging, and market connections.

To supply 10 tons of grilled mackerel to the market, Mr. Truong Nhu Hung's grilled mackerel establishment currently has to hire additional seasonal workers. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Mr. Truong Nhu Hung said: “Since the beginning of the year, due to the impact of the pandemic, the market for grilled mackerel has been affected to some extent, forcing us to reduce the workforce. Now, with increased orders for Tet (Lunar New Year), we have to hire more workers, paying them on a daily or hourly basis. Currently, the facility has 8 seasonal workers with salaries ranging from 200,000 to 450,000 VND per person per day, depending on the specific job.”

Items such as battered and fried shrimp, shrimp skewers, squid patties, and seafood spring rolls are also in high demand during the year-end season. Besides supplying restaurants and hotels for weddings, celebrations, and year-end parties, these items are also popular choices for people to enjoy at home during the year-end festivities, as gifts, and for Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations. Therefore, it is projected that consumption will triple in the last two months of the year compared to normal days. To ensure a sufficient supply for the market, in addition to stocking raw materials, the Son Huyen seafood processing facility (Nghi Hai, Cua Lo Town) has to hire 15 additional seasonal workers for preliminary processing and processing.

Each worker packaging products at this seafood processing facility is paid 200,000-250,000 VND per day. Photo: Thanh Phuc

To supply nearly 10 tons of mushrooms to the market for Tet (Lunar New Year), the Hoa Son clean mushroom production facility in Linh Son (Anh Son district) has to cultivate 60,000 bags of mushroom spawn. All stages of mushroom cultivation require additional labor, even night shifts, to meet production deadlines. Ms. Le Thi Hoa, the owner of the mushroom production facility, said: “Normally, we have 10 regular workers. Now, in addition to caring for and harvesting mushrooms for the market daily, we are focusing our efforts on producing for Tet, so we have to hire an additional 5-7 people and work overtime at night. Wages are paid hourly or per product. On average, it's 200,000 - 250,000 VND per person per day.”

According to business owners, this year therecruitment of seasonal workersFinding work is easier than in previous years because many workers from other areas have returned to their hometowns to avoid the pandemic. In addition, other business and service sectors remain "frozen," resulting in a significant surplus of labor. However, wages have not decreased but have increased slightly, with seasonal workers earning between 200,000 and 500,000 VND per day per person (depending on the job).

Besides maintaining its daily production pace, this mushroom farm has to hire extra workers to produce goods for the Lunar New Year. Photo: Thanh Phuc

According to warnings from relevant authorities, at this time, taking advantage of the high demand for jobs among many workers, social media platforms and job placement centers are offering "easy jobs with high salaries" to trick workers into falling into traps: paying brokerage fees, pledging documents, or even requiring deposits to secure employment... Therefore, workers need to thoroughly research job information and only seek jobs through reputable and official channels to avoid losing money and suffering harm.