(Construction) - The Government has just issued Resolution No. 06/NQ-CP dated January 10, 2023 on developing a flexible, modern, efficient, sustainable and integrated labor market in order to quickly recover the economy. socio-economic.
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The resolution stated that, after more than 35 years of national renewal, Vietnam's labor market has developed in terms of both size and quality, gradually becoming modern, sustainable and integrating into the world. The system of institutions and labor market policies has been completed; labor supply - demand relationship increases; job quality is increasingly improving; Vietnamese workers can step by step take on complex jobs that previously required foreign experts; wages and incomes of workers are improved markedly; Labor productivity and competitiveness of the labor force have been improved, making an important contribution to Vietnam's socio-economic achievements in recent years.
However, our country's labor market has not developed strongly enough to free up all resources for investment in socio-economic development, has not created many jobs in a sustainable direction, and imbalanced labor supply and demand. locally between regions, regions, professions and low-quality human resources. In particular, the complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years has severely affected the labor market, causing millions of workers to have their working hours reduced, their incomes reduced, their jobs suspended, their jobs lost. unemployment; nearly 2 million workers left the labor market (most of them are self-employed, without technical qualifications); many migrant workers return to their hometown, causing the labor supply - demand relationship to be negatively affected; education - training has not fully met the needs of human resource development, especially high-quality human resource training, new professions, new skills for socio-economic development and the translation process. economic restructuring, international integration as well as linking vocational education institutions with enterprises, attracting foreign investment into Vietnam...
In order to build and develop a flexible, modern, efficient, sustainable and integrated labor market for quick socio-economic recovery, the Government requires ministries, ministerial-level agencies and Governmental agencies to The Government, the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities shall continue to thoroughly grasp the synchronous, unified, timely and effective implementation of the following key viewpoints, objectives, tasks and solutions:
Deploying breakthrough solutions for human resource development, investing heavily in people
Deeply grasp the viewpoints, goals, tasks and solutions on developing a flexible, modern, effective, sustainable and integrated labor market in the Documents, Resolutions of the Party, Resolutions of the National Assembly and the National Assembly. festival; implement a comprehensive and sustainable labor market development in the direction of modernity and efficiency, suitable to the characteristics of each region and each locality as the basis and driving force for the country's socio-economic development; in which, implementing breakthrough solutions on human resource development, investing heavily in human resources, focusing on developing high-quality human resources, attracting and appreciating talents, making effective use of organizational structure. golden population, proactively adapting to population aging trends and getting ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Developing employment policies associated with the growth model innovation process; develop sustainable jobs, green jobs associated with socio-economic planning and investment arrangement; strengthen forms of credit for job development; interested in supporting the disadvantaged to participate in the labor market.
Striving to 2025, the percentage of trained workers with degrees and certificates will reach 30%
According to the Resolution, the overall goal is that the labor market develops flexibly, modernly, effectively, sustainably, and integrates, contributing to socio-economic recovery and development in the 2021-2025 period. In which, elements of the labor market are developed synchronously and modernly; The quality of human resources and the efficiency of the organization and operation of the labor market are improved. The labor market plays an active role in mobilizing, allocating and effectively using resources to promote socio-economic development, shift the labor structure towards modernity, and ensure connectivity. domestic labor market with the labor market of countries in the region and the world.
Specifically, striving to 2025: The proportion of agricultural laborers in total social labor is about 25%; average growth rate of social labor productivity is over 6.5%/year; the rate of trained workers with degrees and certificates is 30%; Re-training, regular training for about 25% of the workforce; maintaining the general unemployment rate at a low level of less than 3%, the unemployment rate in urban areas below 4%; the urban youth unemployment rate is as low as 7%, the rural youth underemployment rate is below 6%; the proportion of labor force in the age group participating in social insurance reaches 45%, of which farmers and informal sector workers participating in voluntary social insurance account for about 2.5% of the labor force in the country. age; 35% of the labor force of the age group participates in unemployment insurance; The index assessing the satisfaction level of social insurance participants reached 85%.
Focus groups of tasks and solutions
To achieve the set objectives, the Resolution clearly states the tasks and solutions including:
Completing the legal framework, reviewing and amending legal regulations, meeting the needs of developing the labor market in the right direction, focusing on key areas, including: Research, propose promulgating and amending policies to limit unemployment and improve labor quality such as: (i) supplementing and perfecting proactive policies, preventing unemployment; (ii) policies to support vocational training through vocational training cards for employees; (iii) prescribe professional standards and conditions to ensure effective implementation of vocational training activities at enterprises.
Labor market recovery and stabilization: Sticking to reality, proactive and flexible human resource management, closely coordinating labor market development policies with other markets to maintain stability. macro-economy, ensuring major balances of the economy, including labor supply and demand. Urgently review and assess human resource needs by industry, field, and region to promptly connect and supply labor. Especially assessing the human resource needs of foreign investors who have projects and are studying investment in Vietnam.
Promoting sustainable job creation and effective use of the workforce: Increase investment, develop economic sectors that create more decent jobs. Renovate the economic growth model associated with sustainable development in the direction of improving quality, creating many new high-quality and productive jobs. Strengthening credit sources to promote the creation of new, creative, high-quality and sustainable jobs; green jobs; jobs for disadvantaged people, remote areas, ethnic minorities; give priority to allocating capital to the Bank for Social Policies with sufficient resources to effectively implement credit programs for job creation and vocational training for employees, contributing to sustainable labor market development.
In addition, focus on implementing solutions to channelize and improve the quality of human resources to meet the requirements of the labor market. Expeditiously deploy conditions to ensure the effectiveness of the stream and connection in the national education system in order to promote a learning society, lifelong learning in the community.
Organize training, timely supply human resources for enterprises, especially foreign-invested enterprises (FDI), to overcome the local labor shortage.
Communication: Raising awareness, especially the heads of a number of ministries, sectors, localities and units about the role and importance of developing the labor market; proactively take effective solutions to ensure and develop the labor market sustainably. Strengthening the information and propaganda work in a methodical, timely and continuous manner, raising the awareness of employees, employers and other subjects participating in the labor market; ensure stability and development of the labor market.
Speeding up the implementation of tasks related to supporting labor market development and human resource development
The Government requested the Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government, Presidents of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities: Focus on directing, reviewing and speeding up the implementation of the tasks directly related to supporting labor market development, job creation and human resource development under the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister. Regularly assess the situation and results of implementation, proactively deal with arising issues according to their competence; report and advise the Government and the Prime Minister to consider and solve problems beyond their competence; propose new effective and feasible mechanisms, policies and solutions to ensure the development of the labor market and improve the quality of human resources.
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs: Building an information network and database of labor market, future skills needs; invest in research and construction, regularly analyze and publish labor market forecasts by industry, occupation and region in the short, medium and long term, serving as a basis for timely and effective construction and implementation. results of policies on labor - employment, social security, providing labor market information for employees, employers, training and research institutions.
Ministry of Education and Training: To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs in organizing the implementation of student stream allocation in general education according to Decision No. 522/QD-TTg approved by the Prime Minister. approve the project "Vocational education and student stream orientation in general education in the period of 2018-2025"; direct the education sector at all levels to guide vocational education institutions to assume the prime responsibility for teaching continuing education programs at upper secondary schools in the direction of promoting streamlining and ensuring the interests of newly-learned students. vocational training, while learning the culture right at the vocational education institution.
Ministry of Planning and Investment: To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with relevant ministries, branches and agencies within, within the scope of their assigned functions and tasks, to study to ensure the suitability and maximum use of favorable factors of the market. labor market in the process of formulating master plans according to the provisions of the Law on Planning.
The Ministry of Finance: assumes the prime responsibility for summarizing and submitting to competent authorities to arrange recurrent expenditures for ministries and central agencies to implement programs and projects in the fields of labor, employment, and resource development. human resources in accordance with the law on decentralization of the State budget.
Thao Phuong
