SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth

On November 12, Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company released the ninth Southeast Asia Digital Economy report, “Profit on the Rise: Harnessing Southeast Asia’s Advantage.” The report covers digital growth in six countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—across e-commerce, food delivery, transportation, online ...

Population aging is an irreversible global trend and has a strong impact on all areas of society. The challenges that population aging brings to economic growth, politics, and social security issues are directly affecting the elderly.Vietnam is currently in the group of 15 countries with ...

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long on September 21 signed Decision No. 1017/QD-TTg approving a programme on developing human resources for the semiconductor industry until 2030 with a vision to 2050. Under the decision, Vietnam aims to train and develop high quality human resources for ...

As artificial intelligence (AI), along with machine learning (ML), big data and cloud computing make more in-roads among all sectors, it requires labourers to equip themselves with necessary technology knowledge and skills.  The tech boom will make it hard for untrained workers to maintain their ...

Revisions to the Law on Employment are in the pipeline, specifying a framework for employment service providers and bolstering labor market governance.During a recent review of the Law on Employment, enacted in 2013, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) revealed that there ...

According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions (under the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour – VGCL) in 2023, wages are a key factor in marriage and childbirth decisions, at 53.7 per cent and 72 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, ...

After two occurrences of job fairs for new graduates from medical institutions in Ho Chi Minh City, many young doctors had the opportunity to actively choose healthcare facilities where they could advance in their careers. However, it requires efforts from doctors and hospitals of their ...

Vietnam’s continued development needs to be matched by the skills and knowledge of its workforceskills and knowledge of its workforce.Vietnam’s labor market faces several major limitations, including the quality of its workforce being largely inadequate and failing to meet the demands of a modern, flexible, ...

A recent report from the World Bank said Vietnam’s labor productivity increased by 64% during the 2010-20 period, faster than any other country in Asia. But data from the Asian Productivity Organization shows that in 2020 Vietnam’s labor output per hour was only US$6.4, less than ...

The 2020 National Report on Child Labour by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs indicated that over one million children were engaged in labour, primarily in agriculture, construction and services. Child labour is particularly prevalent in rural and mountainous areas in the northern ...