
MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE PROPOSALS STILL MIXED
[30-10-2015] Although the National Wages Council, on September 3, approved the plan with the 12.4 percent increase in minimum wage in 2016, a lot of a…

SALARIES TO RISE WITH GDP GROWTH IN VIETNAM, SURVEY
[19-10-2015] The manufacturing industry is one of the three industries that will see the highest salary increase rate for the entire year of 2015. According t…

VCCI TO PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO WAGE HIKE ISSUES
[13-10-2015] The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) will propose solutions to the controversial region-based minimum wage hike, the dir…

MINISTRY PROPOSES MINIMUM WAGE RISE FOR 2016
[12-09-2015] The minimum wage may increase by VND 250,000 – 400,000 (nearly US$12.5–20) since 2016, according to the draft decree prepared by the…

ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE NEXT YEAR
[09-09-2015] Minimum wage rise of 12.4% from next year, petrol prices cut by nearly 1,200 VND per liter and ground broken for two large-scale projects o…

WAGE DISPUTES OVERHEATED
[31-08-2015] The rise in minimum wage may never have been as hot a topic as it is now. On August 25, 2015, the National Wages Council hosted a meeting…

LABOR CONFEDERATION INSISTS ON 16.8% WAGE RISE
[14-08-2015] Having surveyed the livelihoods of workers in different parts of the nation, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor has insisted on its pro…

FOCUSING ON HIGH-QUALITY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
[13-08-2015] Vietnam sees 1.5-1.6 million youths join the labour force annually, which creates the opportunity for the country’s robust economic developm…