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Vietnam's factories desperate for workers to return to the big cities

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Published Thu, Feb 3, 2022 · 09:50 PM

    Hanoi

    BUSINESSES and factories across Vietnam are still struggling to return to anywhere near full capacity with Covid-induced labour shortages crippling output.

    In early January, the Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information released the results of a survey that found that Ho Chi Minh City alone would require over 300,000 new workers this year.

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