Low labor demand

July 4, 2023 20:29

Many Hai Duong businesses are still facing difficulties in terms of orders, the consumer market is narrowing, so the demand for labor is lower than in the first 6 months of 2022.


The demand for labor in the garment industry is still very low.

According to the Provincial Statistics Office, the labor utilization index in Hai Duong's industrial enterprises in the first 6 months of this year was low, only 95.6% compared to the same period in 2022. The largest decrease in labor demand was in enterprises in the mining sector (down more than 60%), electrical equipment manufacturing (down more than 24%), and garment manufacturing (down 12.5%)...

The labor utilization index continues to decrease due to the difficult economic situation, businesses reducing orders, and the narrowing consumer market in some European and American countries, leading to many businesses in the province having to stop recruiting, put workers on rotational leave, and cut staff.

According to a survey by the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, in late June and early July, a number of large enterprises employing a lot of workers in the province had a need to recruit workers again, but there were still very few and they mainly recruited seasonal workers...

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