The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is carrying out measures to create sustainable employment, as many businesses are forced to cut the number of their employees, although the labour market is showing signs of recovery in the second quarter of this year.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs (MoLISA) is carrying out measures to create sustainableemployment, as many businesses are forced to cut the number of their employees, although the labour market is showing signs of recovery in the second quarterof this year.
Over the recent past, the ministry has directed theDepartments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to actively coordinate withthe management boards of industrial parks, export processing zones and economiczones, and the local Confederations of Labour, representative organisations ofemployers and relevant departments and sectors to grasp the production andbusiness situation of enterprises, and promptly take appropriate solutions toremove difficulties and obstacles for them.
However, in the long run, it is necessary to concertedly implementmeasures such as attracting investment and supporting enterprises to recoverand develop production and business by helping them access the market, find newcustomers, and reduce production and business costs through reducing loan interestrates, taxes, reduce fees and charges.
In addition, the ministry will take measures to ensure the interests ofemployees and employers through guiding and ensuring payment of social welfare policiesin accordance with regulations, while strengthening coordination with relevantparties to closely monitor and promptly report, have plans to support workersand businesses if necessary.
Attention will be paid to organising job fairs, acceleratingthe implementation of digital transformation in employment transactions tofacilitate labour supply and demand linkages and save costs, and improving thequality of human resources.
It is also important to strengthen the close coordination between the MoLISA,the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerceand Industry, and the People's Committees of provinces and cities in implementingsolutions to promote harmonious and stable labour relations; and intensify thelabour ministry’s coordination with the Ministry of Planning and Investment andthe Ministry of Finance to arrange additional capital sources and improve theeffectiveness of credit policies to support job creation through the VietnamBank for Social Policies./.
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