As foreign-invested businesses always need high-quality human resources to apply new technologies, training skilled manpower is believed to help Vietnam attract more foreign investment.

The new government of Thailand should invest heavily in developing the country’s manpower to make it survive in the fast-moving digital economy, President of Thailand Development and Research Institute (TDRI) Somkiat Tangkitvanich has said.

Human resources development has been seen as the key to developing the marine economy sustainably as well as managing, using and protecting maritime resources in Vietnam, as these sectors require a large and skilled labour force.

Indonesia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to draft a new agreement on migrant workers as part of their commitments to resolve migrant workers-related issues.

The abolition of people’s councils, permitting casinos to be set up and allowing foreign investors to lease land for 99 years are among the main provisions of a proposed new law to govern the three special administrative-economic zones in Vietnam.

Delegates to a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 28 raised concern about the lack of highly-skilled IT workforce in the country.

Minimum compensation for foreign workers in Singapore who unfortunately have accidents will be 60,000 SGD (nearly 43,000 USD), up from the previous 40,000 SGD (28,500 USD) from October 1, according to recent changes announced by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

Ho Chi Minh City needs 25,000 labourers in August, according to a survey conducted by the Ho Chi Minh City Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information (FALMI).

Singapore is piloting a new scheme to allow small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to employ foreign workers, said the country’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

The governments of Indonesia and Thailand are seeking increase d cooperation in the field of manpower, Indonesian Minister of manpower M. Hanif Dhakiri said.