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At present, the long-term shortage of workers has caused many Vietnamese enterprises to fall into difficulties, bringing great difficulties to the production of enterprises, especially export processing. Wu Xiangwei, general manager of Chanh Thu Fruit Import and Export Company in Ben Tre Province, said that although a recruitment plan has been made for workers responsible for picking and peeling durians, and they have been running around to recruit people for some time, there are still not enough workers, only enough to meet the requirements of 60 workers. % of the labor demand, so only 60% of the customer's delivery requirements can be completed. Nguyen Minh Duan, chairman of Badi Rubber Company, said the company currently faces a shortage of 300 to 350 workers. Dong Nai Rubber Company has also long faced a shortfall of 500 to 600 workers. Tran Viet Anh, vice-chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Enterprise Association, said that many enterprises are restless because they are not recruiting enough workers, especially in industries such as clothing and shoemaking, as well as in industries such as warehousing, logistics, and import and export, the execution of export orders has been affected. Nguyen Van Khanh, vice-chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Leather and Footwear Association, said that many companies had already filled up their orders for the third quarter, but they could not complete the orders on time due to lack of labor. 70% to 80% of orders in Vietnam's leather and footwear industry are processing export orders. If the shortage of workers is not effectively solved, many enterprises will lose export opportunities.

According to the report, many workers are reluctant to return to the city to work after returning to their hometown due to the delay of the new crown epidemic. In addition, many people have become accustomed to working in online services and are unwilling to be restrained. These factors lead to unstable supply of labor resources.