Ham Thuan Nam currently has over 82,000 people of working age, of which over 66,000 are working, accounting for 80.55%. The number of workers allocated to the agriculture - forestry - fishery sector is over 38,000 people, accounting for 58.1%; the rest are in other sectors...
With the technique of using electric lighting to stimulate dragon fruit trees to produce fruit out of season, bringing high economic efficiency, many areas of land in Ham Thuan Nam district, which had no water for production, switched to growing dragon fruit. Thanks to that, the area of this crop increased from 341 hectares in 1995 to 1,832 hectares in 2000. For sustainable development, the district directed the implementation of a dragon fruit production program according to VietGAP standards. Thanks to that, up to now, the dragon fruit area of the district has reached 14,786 hectares, of which 6,470 dragon fruits meet VietGAP standards. Along with that, the district also strengthens vocational training for rural workers, when the actual demand appears, a series of services and jobs attract labor related to planting and caring for gardens such as weeding, picking buds, cleaning ears... Especially when dragon fruit has a high price, the value of the day's work for the above jobs is very high. Therefore, if we compare the working days and nature of work along with age requirements... of companies operating in Ham Kiem 1 and Ham Kiem 2 Industrial Parks, workers choose to work from dragon fruit gardens.
That is the reason why companies operating in these two industrial parks have been recruiting workers from other places such as Ham Tan, Ham Thuan Bac, Bac Binh... to meet the labor demand. Ham Thuan Nam district leaders said that with the establishment and development of Ham Kiem Industrial Park, the demand for labor recruitment has also increased day by day. Therefore, in recent times, the process of competition for labor between the dragon fruit growing area and the industrial park has been quietly taking place. When dragon fruit is slow to sell, young people apply to work as workers, when dragon fruit has a good price, they go home to work. This is a problem that has not had a satisfactory answer for a long time.
According to the Provincial Industrial Park Management Board, the goal set for 2025 is to complete the infrastructure of Ham Kiem 1 and Ham Kiem 2 Industrial Parks. Of which, Ham Kiem I Industrial Park will deploy the remaining infrastructure with a total value of about 21 billion VND and is expected to attract investment with 15 hectares. For Ham Kiem II Industrial Park, after completing all investment items and filling the industrial park area, it is expected to attract investment projects with a lease area of 30 hectares.
With the above goal, in the near future, businesses here will continue to recruit workers. And Ham Thuan Nam will continue to attract workers from other places to work in industrial parks. Therefore, an investor has been building social housing next to the above industrial parks as a way to welcome and settle down. But at the same time, it also predicts difficulties that may arise. According to Ms. Mai Thi Ngoc Anh - Vice Chairman of Ham Thuan Nam District People's Committee, in the coming time, the district will continue to coordinate state management of labor, paying attention to organizing dialogues, meetings, and contacts with employers and employees in enterprises to grasp their thoughts and aspirations, and participate in solving issues related to the rights of employees and employers. At the same time, direct and coordinate to remove difficulties and obstacles, creating conditions for businesses to operate and develop...
This shows that, in terms of labor, after 40 years of establishment and development, Ham Thuan Nam district has increased the value of labor of local people. At the same time, it has created a push to attract labor from other places to the district to live and work, creating a resonance to attract businesses to invest quickly...
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