Workers need policy push to resume work post-Covid: NA chairman

National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the Vietnam Socio-economic Forum 2022, September 18, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Phong

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said Sunday that policies were needed to encourage workers to return to work after the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.

Speaking at a Vietnam Socio-economic Forum 2022 discussion on ways to support businesses and workers and recover production, Hue said several industries still lacked workers.

Jonathan Picus, UNDP Senior Economist in Vietnam, said there were multiple reasons for some workers not returning to the market after the Covid-19 pandemic. Some might have had their health decline after a Covid-19 infection, requiring periods of recovery, especially for older people. Others workers may want to switch jobs or switch to other places for work.

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