A report from the Labour Safety Department shows that 33.8 per cent of construction-related accidents are caused by employers’ negligence.

The report says little attention is paid to work-safety procedures, which often involves the use of  low-quality scaffolding structures and outdated equipment.

As part of efforts to universalise education access, the Ministry of Education and Training has proposed free tuition for all public secondary schools.

Vocational training providers should pay more attention to quality to help Vietnamese workers integrate globally and prepare for the fourth industrial revolution, experts have said.

The country’s busiest airport, Tân Sơn Nhất in HCM City, has taken measures to cope with overload inside as well as on roads outside during Tết (the Lunar New Year) next month.

A charity organisation called Foodbank Việt Nam was launched on January 20 to distribute food to deprived people and reduce food wastage.

Japanese LEOC company and the Đà Nẵng-based Đông Á College have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on co-operation in Japanese language training, vocational skills and manpower enrollment.

President Trần Đại Quang stressed the need for trade unions to make continued efforts to improve incomes and working conditions and protect legitimate rights and interests of labourers and trade unionists as the fourth Industrial Revolution brings both opportunities and challenges to the country.

Many family households in HCM City’s District 1 are storing motorbikes at their homes after the decision by the District 1 People’s Committee on January 11 to suspend operation of 48 parking sites on street pavements.

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked district people’s committees, departments and other agencies to ensure everyone has a “warm and sufficient Lunar Tết” which falls on February 16.