According to the provincial people’s committee, these companies have witnessed a rise in Covid-19 infections, while additionally, they have lacked materials for production. Their orders have also been unstable. Besides, many workers do not want to stay at workplaces.
By late Sunday, up to 3,263 Covid-19 cases had been detected at 391 firms at local parks. Lots of cases have not yet been sent to quarantine sites despite being reported to local authorities.
To date, 121,998 workers at the province’s industrial parks have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
The local Industrial Park Management Board has cooperated with the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct large-scale Covid-19 testing programmes for workers who stay at workplaces. The agencies have also worked out Covid-19 vaccination plans for them.
Some 3,033 enterprises in Binh Duong with a total of 242,378 workers have currently registered for the stay-at-work model, including 1,316 at industrial parks.
Workers who stay at work are offered a subsidy of VND1-3 million per month.
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Binh Duong firms halt stay-at-work model due to Covid-19 outbreak
Up to 795 companies in the southern province of Binh Duong have suspended their stay-at-work policy after failing to ensure the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control measures.
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