In the third quarter of 2009, 11,200 labourers lost jobs from enterprises, a fall of 83% compared to the first quarter, the Ministry of Labour, War-Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) reported.

According to MOLISA, Hanoi saw no laid-off labourers in the third quarter while it reported over 13,000 laid-off labourers in the first quarter. Similarly, Hai Phong City had no laid-off labourers in the third quarter while over 4,000 labourers lost jobs in the first quarter.

However, some localities still reported a high number of laid-off labourers such as Danang City (nearly 3,000), Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh provinces (over 1,000 each). These labourers work primarily for foreign-invested enterprises which did business in the footwear, textile and garment, seafood processing, construction, automobile and wood processing industries.

MOLISA forecasts that together with the investment and consumption stimulus package, from now till the end of the year, the number of laid-off labourers will continue to fall over the final three months because there will be an increase in the recruitment of labourers. Binh Duong province is expected to employ 20,000, Long An province, 8,700 and Vinh Long province, 7,000 labourers.

(Source: CPV)