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19/04/2021 08:33 GMT+7
More women in informal sector in Q1: GSO
The third COVID-19 resurgence has weakened the labour market recovery momentum gained in the second half of 2020 and forced many labourers, particularly women, to shift to informal employment, according to the latest report by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
A survey by the GSO reveals that though there was a fall in employment in the first quarter of 2021, the number of working females rose against the same period last year.
The increase, however, was largely due to a higher number of women working in the informal sector, the GSO said, adding that the growth of females in informal sector was higher than that of males.
Illustrative image (Photo:AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The third
COVID-19 resurgence has
weakened the labour market recovery momentum gained in the second half of 2020
and forced many labourers, particularly women, to shift to
informal employment,
according to the latest report by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
A survey by the GSO reveals that though there was a fall in
employment in the first quarter of 2021, the number of working females rose
against the same period last year.
The increase, however, was largely due to a higher number of
women working in the informal sector, the GSO said, adding that the growth of females
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 8 Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
08/03/2021 11:17 GMT+7
Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccination on March 8
Vietnam launches its COVID-19 inoculation drive on March 8 morning, administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to medical workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and northern Hai Duong province – the country’s biggest pandemic hotspot at present.
The vaccination is conducted at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and two medical centres in Hai Duong.
As many as 100 staff members of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases are expected to receive the shots in the morning of March 8. The hospital is allocated 450 doses among the first batch of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine the country has received.
03/02/2021 09:10 GMT+7
Vietnamese citizens in Myanmar warned to pay attention to safety
The Foreign Ministry has directed the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar to keep a close watch on the situation in the host country, while keeping close contacts with local agencies, regularly updating on local information and staying ready to roll out measures to protect Vietnamese citizens if necessary.
The embassy has contacted the Vietnamese community in the country to update on their situation, and to remind them to maintain normal operations.
Vietnamese citizens in Myanmar are warned to avoid travelling far from the areas where they live as well as stay away from gatherings, and pay attention to protecting their own security and safety, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.