In addition to complying with regulations in the Labour Code, many companies offer extra benefits such as employee shuttle services, fuel allowances, housing support, and meal subsidies.

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) believes that the number of foreign workers in Malaysia will easily exceed 1 million in 2023.

Ho Chi Minh City's authorities will organise online and offline job transaction floors in the Southwest and Central Highlands regions to support businesses in recruiting labourers, said Nguyen Van Lam, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Malaysia’s government will accelerate the implementation of a plan on promoting the recruitment of foreign workers in five sector,s namely manufacturing, construction, plantation, agriculture, and services (restaurants only), according to Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar.

Ho Chi Minh City will need 59,000-65,500 employees in the second of this year, down 8 percent compared with the same period last year, if the COVID-19 pandemic is kept under control, the city’s Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (FALMI) Centre said on April 11.

The Government's flexible response to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine strategy has created a strong impetus for domestic enterprises to accelerate production recovery, boosting recruitment for enterprises after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and averting the risk of labour shortages.

Nearly 57 percent of companies plan to start recruiting immediately as things resume normality, after the fourth Covid-19 wave forced their suspension for months.

There will be some 30,000 job vacancies in Ho Chi Minh City after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, according to the city’s Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Education and Training plans to hire 514 additional teachers and educational staff for schools and continuing education centres in the 2020-2021 academic year.

A survey on salary by Robert Walters said that recruitment in Vietnam posted growth last year.

A new employment mobile application, called iWork, has been developed by iWork Service JSC and will make debut this September.

The labour market in Vietnam and many other countries has changed significantly under the impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep has said.

The Government of Malaysia is eyeing to put in place a proper policy for foreign workers, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Vietnam has abundant labour resources but many enterprises in the country said they cannot recruit a sufficient number of skilled workers, and as a result, cannot expand production activities.

The Malaysian government has set up two online systems for the recruitment of overseas workers, Home Ministry Secretary-General Alwi Ibrahim said on April 10.

Many enterprises in southern Dong Nai Province have been in need of labourers, mostly manual workers for textiles, wood processing and mechanics to complete their extra contracts in the past 2 months.

Stable economic growth has led to increased labour demand in Ho Chi Minh City in the first half of the year, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Malaysia is facing a shortage of manpower, two months after implementing a Government decision to suspend the recruitment of foreign workers.

Malaysia has decided to stop the recruitment of new foreign workers into the country with immediate effect.

The highest monthly salary for mid-level and senior managers in Vietnam was 225 million VND (10,000 USD), up by 11 percent in 2015 in comparison with the previous year.