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Many factories in Ho Chi Minh City have been reducing workers’ weekly hours below the legal maximum of 48 to give them more time for themselves without compromising their income. When the end-of-shift bell rings at 4 p.m. at a factory belonging to industrial…
Many factories in southern Vietnam are having trouble hiring workers since prospective candidates prefer jobs that require low commitment and offer flexibility. Vietnam Samho, a footwear supplier to Nike, has needed 1,500 workers in the last two months for…
Finding new and niche markets is how factories cope with the fall in export orders. After seeing orders from Europe plunge by 70% in recent weeks, shoemaker Chang Shuen in the southern province of Binh Duong quickly turned to the U.S., a market it has yet to…
Solar panel manufacturer Jinko Solar Vietnam in the northern province of Quang Ninh is looking for 5,000-8,000 workers, with most of them required to have basic Chinese communication skills. So far, less than 1,000 have been hired. “Manufacturing workers,…
Manufacturing is one of the key pillars of economies in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. According to GlobeNewswire, APAC is the largest general manufacturing market in the world, accounting for 43% of the global market. With the advent of the Industry 4.0…
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