The roads leading to the Kim Huy, Dai Dang, Song Than, VSIP, and My Phuoc industrial parks in the southern province of Binh Duong have seen many posters showing job vacancies. Many companies have arranged stalls providing job information along the roads to look for workers.
Luu Tinh Uyen from the Esprinta Company said that they needed around 300 more workers as partners from the US and Europe had placed more orders.
"We're offering monthly salaries of over VND 9 million for new workers while those with experience will be paid between VND 15-20 million," Uyen said.
Some other companies in the area also put up posters and banners announcing job vacancies. Leading Star and Vision companies both require 1,000 workers, while Esprinta needs 500, and the Kytech Industrial Company 100.
In the neighbouring province of Dong Nai, TKG Taekwang Vina has also announced vacancies for 1,000 workers.
Chairman of the company's Labour Union, Dinh Sy Phuc, said that they have more orders since the fourth quarter of 2023 and will need more workers as their business is recovering this year.
"We haven't had to lay off workers since the fourth quarter of 2023 and over 32,000 workers are currently employed," he said.
Nguyen Quoc Hung from Elite Long Thanh Company also said that they were ensuring stable work for over 3,200 workers and needed between 800-1,000 more workers to expand production.
After many labour cuts in 2023, the country's biggest employer PouYuen Vietnam in HCM City has also started recruitment.
Do Minh Quan from the company's human resources department said that they were employing workers for many factories with monthly salaries starting from VND6 million.
Quan added that they and many other firms were struggling as they only had a few applicants for the jobs they were advertising.
Explaining the situation, deputy director of the Binh Duong Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Pham Van Tuyen, said that many migrant workers had returned to their hometowns after being unemployed for a long time in 2023.
"I think firms would have to wait until after the Tet Lunar New Year Holiday when people start to return to seek work," the official said.
Tuyen also added that firms in Binh Duong currently need between 10,000-12,000 more workers while those in HCM City also seek to employ between 25,000-29,000. However, most of these firmed preferred experienced workers.
Statistics from the Binh Duong Provincial General Statistics Office said that a survey of 429 firms in the area showed that 65.34 percent predicted better business in the first quarter of 2024 and 67.95 percent prepared to retain or increase their staff.
“We've asked job agencies to co-operate with authorities from provinces nationwide to attract more workers back to Binh Duong after the Tet holiday," the official said..