The vast majority of Vietnamese workers abroad are low-skilled, driving the future need for more high-skilled labor, experts told a Tuesday conference.

Construction minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi on Monday called for building a million houses for industrial workers and people with low incomes by 2030.

The policy to support workers with house rental fees is based on their needs, is humane and provides a motivation for workers. However, many localities and businesses have encountered difficulties implementing the policy.

Businesses in the southern province of Long An are having difficulty finding human resources, a survey by the workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup Vietnam has found.

State workers in several HCMC wards and communes are swamped with work because of a gross mismatch between the number of staff and their workload.

Sacombank is set to hire 300 employees by the end of July for positions like personal/corporate customer service associates, insurance sales associates, transaction office staff, and IT engineers and digital transformation experts.

Thousands of women from ethnic groups in the northern province of Lào Cai have received support and gained a better understanding of cinnamon farming and the household economy.

Many workers in the manufacturing sector are not excited about a proposal to reduce the number of years they have to pay social insurance premiums, and prefer to retire early.

Vietnam's minimum wage will go up 6 percent starting July 1, two years after remaining unchanged.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the central bank and the Public Security Ministry to protect workers from loan sharks.