Vietnam loses 2.4 million jobs in first two quarters
09/16/2020 14:55
He also cited figures of the General Statistics Office, which showed 17.6 million labourers suffered from reduction of income, with average income in the second quarter standing at 5.2 million VND (over 223 USD), down 525,000 VND from the first quarter and 279,000 VND from the same period last year.
Deputy Minister Thanh stressed that considering the current situation and forecasts on pandemic developments and socio-economic conditions, tasks and solutions should be developed based on the principle of being ready to co-exist with the pandemic.
According to Thanh, solutions in terms of labour, employment and social security from now to the end of the year should address two goals at the same time, which are to help labourers overcome the current difficulties and create firm prerequisites for production and business activities in the long run.
He said there are two main groups of solutions, which are short-term and long-term ones, but both groups should be implemented at the same time.
Besides providing immediate support to labourers and enterprises, it is important to prevent social inequality from arising or worsening due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thanh said./.