Businesses continue to overcome difficulties to maintain production and retain employees.

Nam&Co London Company Limited, Yen Ninh Town (Yen Khanh District) is creating jobs for more than 1,700 workers. In the face of the general difficulties of the garment market, the search for orders, expanding export markets, and the issue of job creation and ensuring income for workers are still of special concern to the Company's Board of Directors, considering it a "survival" issue for the business and also to stabilize the skilled labor force for the business.

The company is still trying to ensure the average income for workers is 7 million VND/person/month. Every month, revenue is deducted to pay on time for insurances such as social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, and work accident insurance for workers, the amount is nearly 2 billion VND. Workers still enjoy full welfare regimes such as shift meals, diligence bonuses, holiday and Tet allowances... so they are very excited and secure at work.

Ms. Pham Thi Nga, Khanh Loi Commune, Sewing Line Manager shared: We are always cared for by the Company's leaders and Trade Union, who understand our concerns and create safe, airy working conditions, with suitable welfare and work regimes. All our concerns and problems are resolved and answered satisfactorily. I am currently receiving a salary of 15-16 million VND/month, I feel very secure at work and hope that the Company will always ensure there is enough work for workers.

Ms. Pham Thi Tuoi, Head of Administration Department, Nam&Co London Co., Ltd. said: The company operates in the field of manufacturing, processing and exporting and importing garments. The company's main products are high-quality fashion products for high-end brands in the world, such as Mano, GU, Tesco, Topshop...

This year, despite the difficult economic situation at home and abroad, the Company has made efforts to negotiate and sign contracts with two new partners in the fashion industry around the world, thereby adding more orders. Currently, more than 1,700 workers at the Company are still guaranteed jobs until the end of February 2024. Since the beginning of the year, the Company has produced and exported over 2.5 million clothing products of all kinds.

At B&H Vina Textile Company, Khanh An Commune (Yen Khanh District), there are currently more than 100 workers. The issue of employment and income for workers is also a concern of the company's leaders to retain the labor force that has worked for many years with the Company. Therefore, the Company tries to maintain employment, ensuring an average salary of 6.5-7 million VND/person/month so that workers can work with peace of mind.

Businesses continue to overcome difficulties to maintain production and retain employees. — B&H Vina Textile Company, Khanh An Commune, still tries to have enough jobs and stable income for workers.

Ms. Ta Thi Huyen, Administration Department of B&H Vina Textile Company said: The Company's products are underwear, swimwear, and pajamas for men and women exported to the Korean market. Although signing orders is difficult, the Company still tries to maintain jobs for employees until the end of April 2024. Every month, the Company pays insurance of over 130 million VND for employees and ensures full welfare regimes according to regulations to retain employees.

Ms. Ta Thi Theu, Khanh An commune (Yen Khanh district), a worker in the product inspection department, said: I have been working here for nearly 9 years, since the company started operating. I find working here suitable, the working conditions are quite good, the income is stable, especially the distance from home to the workplace is also close so I find it convenient. Especially, in the context of the current difficult economic situation, we still have enough work and an income of nearly 10 million VND/month, so we feel secure and hope that the company will always have enough work for workers so that we can stay long-term.

According to information from the Labor Federations of districts, cities, and industry unions, the labor and employment situation in enterprises continues to face difficulties. Dozens of enterprises still have to cut labor, with thousands of workers having to temporarily quit their jobs or terminate their labor contracts, many of whom are 35 years old or older. Enterprises are affected a lot, mainly in industries and occupations such as textiles, footwear, electronics, wood processing, etc.

In addition to businesses having to reduce working hours and cut labor due to lack of orders, scarcity of input materials and fuels, inflation, high interest rates, difficulty in accessing loans, etc., leading to increased production costs, reduced product prices, and increased inventories; some businesses in industrial parks and industrial clusters also have to temporarily suspend operations due to financial difficulties, unsold products, and lack of orders.

Faced with these common difficulties, some businesses have focused on improving their online business skills; building trust with customers, building quality stores on e-commerce platforms to optimize revenue and reach customers; on the other hand, researching and improving product designs and quality to increase competitiveness, linking businesses in the same industry to develop together.

Regarding the issue of lack of orders, enterprises have implemented plans for employees to take annual leave, take turns off; take unpaid leave; take unpaid Saturday and Sunday leave; pay for suspension of work or pay 70-90% of salary. Some enterprises have maintained employment for employees 5 days/week or 15 days/month. Some enterprises have encouraged employees to proactively find other jobs, enterprises have resolved social insurance regimes, paid salaries to employees in accordance with regulations...

On the part of trade unions at all levels, the Provincial Federation of Labor has directed the Federation of Labor in districts and cities to grasp the thoughts and aspirations of workers, and promptly work with enterprises to resolve difficulties. At the same time, it propagates and mobilizes workers to understand the situation of enterprises in order to share difficulties with enterprises. Organize dialogues, negotiations, and promptly handle arising problems right at the grassroots level. Advise and guide enterprises on resolving policies for workers. Visit, encourage and share difficulties with workers in difficult circumstances...

Along with that, direct and guide the grassroots trade unions to monitor the situation of orders, reduced working hours, labor cuts, salary arrears, social insurance arrears at enterprises, mobilize workers to care and share temporary difficulties with enterprises; report to the higher-level trade unions for timely coordination to resolve when problems arise in labor relations. At the same time, support workers to proactively seek jobs by introducing recruitment needs of other enterprises in the area, posting recruitment information on the website, facebook, zalo of Ninh Binh Trade Union...

According to representatives of many businesses, the last months of 2023 and the first months of 2024 are expected to still have difficulties. This requires businesses to be more proactive and dynamic in finding orders, including both main and secondary orders, to be able to adapt to the current difficult situation. At the same time, businesses need to balance and have a preferential treatment regime to retain employees, when the market recovers, businesses through the difficult period have a stable source of labor to work.

Article and photos: Huy Hoang

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