As many as 28 industrial disputes happened in Vietnam around the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday, according to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour reported the number of strikes was lower compared to the 35 in the same period of last year.
The strikes which occurred in 11 cities and provinces were mostly related to salary and benefit disagreements.
One of the biggest strikes was at Pouchen Ltd. Co. in the southern province of Dong Nai. All of the factory's 16,158 workers demanded a higher Tet bonus.
Right after Tet, over 5,000 workers at Viet Glory Ltd.Co. in Nghe An went on strike for higher wages.
According to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, by January 26, 19 companies in 11 cities and provinces still owed a total salary of VND44.5 billion (USD1.91 million) to their workers. Meanwhile, 59 firms in the localities owed social insurance worth VND82.1 billion to their staff.
The federation said that more than one million workers did not return to their hometown for Tet this year, accounting for 46.69 percent of migrant workers of the country.
To date, around 85-95 percent of workers have returned to work after Tet.
Source: dtinews.vn