The Vietnamese Union is proposing for working hours in the private sector to drop to below 48 hours a week to level the playing field with the public sector. - VnExpress International
The government is being urged to find ways to improve the country’s labour productivity, which is a large condition for attracting more high-quality investment, which is now on a downtrend.
Amid enterprises facing increased woes undermining economic growth, the government has been recommended to take prompt solutions to prevent growing unemployment.
Prolonged woes hitting enterprises and labourers causing a continued decline in domestic production have triggered a need for more drastic actions to lift businesses out of difficulties.