Solutions to overcome the situation of factories, enterprises and industrial parks in Nghe An province lacking labor

Pursuant to Official Dispatch No. 6282/UBND-TH dated July 25, 2024 of the Provincial People's Committee on resolving voters' opinions and recommendations before the 21st session of the 18th Provincial People's Council; The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs is assigned to review, resolve, and respond to voters' opinions and recommendations reflecting that currently many Nghe An workers have to go to the South and the North to make a living, while many factories, enterprises, companies, and industrial parks in the province are lacking workers. It is recommended to have solutions and strategies to attract local workers, in order to contribute to improving life and promoting economic and social development of the province; The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs informs voters as follows:

Currently, there are more than 15,500 operating enterprises in the province, with nearly 350,000 workers. According to a preliminary survey by the Nghe An Provincial Employment Service Center: In the first 6 months of 2024, the demand for labor recruitment in enterprises inside and outside the province is large, with 339 enterprises needing to recruit 45,049 workers (of which: 314 enterprises in the province need to recruit 36,300 workers; 25 enterprises outside the province need to recruit 8,700 workers. According to the report of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board: In 2024 and the following years, in the economic zone (EZ), industrial parks (IPs) will have more FDI enterprises with large production scale and employing a lot of workers will come into operation, therefore, the demand for labor recruitment will increase. The demand for labor recruitment in the last 6 months of 2024 is over 29,945 people and in 2025, the demand for recruitment is over 40,000 workers.

However, businesses have difficulty in recruiting and attracting workers, especially skilled workers and high-quality workers. From the perspective of local workers, wages, incomes and social security conditions that businesses pay to workers working in the province's industrial parks are lower than those in the North and South (not ensuring the minimum living standards of workers...). This is also the reason why local businesses are not able to attract workers. Therefore, workers tend to choose to work at enterprises outside the province and go to work abroad under contracts with incomes 5-8 times higher than local incomes.

In recent times, under the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has coordinated with the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone, sectors and localities to regularly review and synthesize the province's labor supply and demand to promptly advise and introduce labor to businesses. At the same time, there have also been solutions and strategies to attract local workers, contributing to improving life and promoting socio-economic development of the province, specifically:

-The Department coordinated with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board to advise the Provincial People's Committee to organize a working session on the labor supply and demand situation, job creation, difficulty removal, and labor attraction for enterprises and FDI projects in Nghe An province on July 8, 2024, chaired by Mr. Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Attending the conference were representatives of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front; representatives of leaders of departments, branches, provincial-level units, representatives of leaders of colleges, vocational training colleges, and Employment Service Centers; representatives of leaders of the People's Committees, Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of districts, cities, and towns; Leaders of enterprises and units providing employment services; Leaders of FDI enterprises with large labor recruitment needs and infrastructure investment enterprises.

­- The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has issued many documents directing and guiding units and enterprises; People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to strengthen communication work, labor market information and connecting labor supply and demand, introducing jobs for workers to participate in recruitment to work at enterprises in the area. Currently, the Department is advising the Provincial People's Committee to draft a submission to the Provincial Party Standing Committee to issue a Directive on strengthening solutions to attract workers for enterprises and FDI projects in the province.

- To facilitate support for businesses in labor recruitment, the Department has directed the Provincial Employment Service Center to coordinate with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board and businesses to collect and post recruitment information of businesses on the Nghe An Provincial Employment Information Portal: vieclamnghean.vn when businesses have written requests for support in labor recruitment; provide information and advice to workers when they come to do procedures at the center; Strengthen connection, information, advice, and recruitment through direct and indirect forms via the website, Zalo and Fanpage...

- In the coming time, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs will continue to coordinate with the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone, relevant levels, sectors, units and enterprises to carry out the work of forecasting, collecting, analyzing and connecting information on labor supply and demand, organizing job transactions, fairs, and job festivals, promptly responding to trends of the labor market; at the same time, doing a good job of information and propaganda on labor recruitment needs of enterprises, State management of employment service activities in the province; doing a good job of labor management.

To overcome this situation, businesses need to pay more attention to regularly improving working conditions, occupational safety and hygiene, supporting fuel and housing costs and increasing income levels higher than or equal to the income of workers working in the Northern and Southern provinces so that workers have stable jobs, long-term and sustainable attachment to the business; Develop monthly, quarterly and annual labor recruitment plans (specific information on quantity, requirements, qualifications, skills, income, etc.) and plans for labor training cooperation contracts with vocational training schools to send to the local State labor management agency, the Provincial Employment Service Center, and vocational training schools in the province to synthesize, connect labor supply and demand and attract local workers to work for businesses in the province.

Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs informs voters./.

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