Bad memories, fear of Covid mean migrant workers shun cities, cause labor shortage

Workers seen in Samho Vietnam's factory in Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/An Phuong

Still reeling from the trauma of Covid-19 lockdowns, many people have decided to remain in their hometowns rather than return to the urban centers they fled, causing a labor shortage.

For Truong Thi Ngoc Bich, who used to work at a metal tools factory in HCMC's Binh Tan District, the psychological and economic trauma caused by the last lockdown was so severe that it still haunts her and makes her unwilling to return to the city after the Lunar New Year holidays.

"I do not intend to go back," the 32-year-old says and plans to remain in her native Ca Mau Province though many of her colleagues have gone back to look for new job opportunities.

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