(ĐN)- At a wood-craft village in Dong Nai province’s Trang Bom district, many businesses were forced to curtail their production because of a shortage of labourers after the Lunar New Year.
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| Thanh Nhan facility's wood-craft products |
(ĐN)- At a wood-craft village in Dong Nai province’s Trang Bom district, many businesses were forced to curtail their production because of a shortage of labourers after the Lunar New Year.
The products made by the villages are for export, but few of the companies will sign big contracts, fearful there will not be enough workers.
Nguyen Thanh Nhan, owner of Thanh Nhan fine-art wood production facility, said his facility had only 20 workers and could not fulfill big export contracts.
Most of the workers in the wood-processing industry are unskilled and high school graduates. They are trained directly in factories or production facilities to meet the job requirements.
The salary for labourers is considered to be fair, with businesses frequently paying VND100,000-150,000 a day for apprentices and VND300,000-400,000 a day for skilled employees.
“Despite the high salary, it's very difficult to retain the workforce because skilled workers usually jump to other jobs. Employees with professional skills open small-scale production facilities. So the human resource shortage has become really serious." Nhan said
In order to keep and attract laborers, the wood processing companies have improved working conditions, salaries and allowance policies.
Nhan said his company always gives priority to recruiting local laborers, especially skilled workers. The company trains the disabled and offers salaries and bonuses for them just as it does for anyone else.
Thanh Nhan facility has invested in machines and modern technology to improve productivity and working conditions.
Reported by P.V
