Binh Duong-based businesses need up to 50,000 labourers
Businesses in the southern industrial hub of Binh Duong are needing 40,000-50,000 labourers, mostly unskilled workers, in order to promote production after the long Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.
Workers in Ben Cat township of Binh Duong province. (Source: laodong.vn)
Binh Duong (VNA) – Businesses in the southern industrial hub of Binh Duong are needing 40,000-50,000 labourers, mostly unskilled workers, in order to promote production after the long Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.
According to the provincial Centre for Employment Services, the processing-manufacturing sector has the highest demand for labourers.
Notably, Shyang Hung Cheng Co. Ltd., Ampacs International Co. Ltd. and Rockdale Spear Co. Ltd. are recruiting 1,000 workers each. The average wage these companies are offering is 12-13 million VND (528-572 USD) per month.
Currently, the centre is organising job sessions in both in-person and online formats to connect labourers and businesses, while providing free recruitment information to job-seekers via Zalo and Facebook.
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Workers in Ben Cat township of Binh Duong province. (Source: laodong.vn) 
