ILO Vietnam willing to help Vietnamese gov’t, employers, workers
Country Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Vietnam Chang-Hee Lee has said that ILO Vietnam was ready to help the Vietnamese Government, employers and employees to find suitable jobs as the coronavirus takes its toll on the health and labour markets and the economy.
ILO Country Director in Vietnam Chang-Hee Lee (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA)🤡 – Country Director of the InternationalLabour Organisation (ILO) Vietnam Chang-Hee Lee has said that ILO Vietnam wasready to help the Vietnamese Government, employers and employees to findsuitable jobs as the coronavirus takes its toll on the health and labour marketsand the economy.
Lee hailed Vietnam for its efforts to control the COVID-19pandemic, reflected via the Prime Minister’s message of accepting economic lossesto protect people’s lives. As the fight against the epidemic continues, it is necessary totake immediate action to mitigate its negative impacts on businesses,employment and workers’ incomes, he said. According to the ILO, the crisis will cut the total workinghours by 6.7 percent worldwide in the second quarter of this year, equivalentto the loss of 195 million full-time jobs. The hardest-hit regions includeArabian countries (8.1 percent of working hours, or 5 million full-time jobs),Europe (7.8 percent, or 12 million full-time jobs) and Asia-Pacific (7.2percent, 125 million full-time jobs). The ILO forecast there will be huge losses across all incomegroups, especially in upper-middle income countries, including those in Southeast Asia. An estimated 81 percent of the global workforce, or 3.3billion people, are being hurt by partial or full-closure of their workplaces. Themost-affected sectors include lodging and dining services, manufacturing,retail, trade and administrative services. ILO General Director Guy Ryder said workersand businesses are facing a catastrophe in both developed and developingeconomies. The ILO has called on countries to take urgent measures on alarge scale in four pillars, namely supporting businesses, employment andincome; stimulating the economy and employment; protecting workers; and usingsocial dialogue between governments, workers and employers to seek solutions. It suggested expanding social welfare, supporting jobretainment, tax reductions and fiscal support for micro, small and medium-sizedenterprises, along with several sectors./.
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The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam stands ready to support the Vietnamese government, employers and employees in the fight for decent work at the time of the global health, labour and economic crisis, said ILO Vietnam Director Chang-Hee Lee.
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ILO Country Director in Vietnam Chang-Hee Lee (Photo: VNA) 
