Businesses in Vietnam turn down proposal to raise minimum wage in country


Workers at a garment factory in Hanoi. - VIetnam News/ANN

HANOI, April 10 (Vietnam News/ANN): The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has proposed a 7 per cent increase in minimum wages from July 1, but many insiders gave a thumbs down to the proposal.

Bach Thang Long, deputy general director of Garment 10 Corp, underlined that the resurgence of the pandemic in Q1 had a negative impact on firms’ financial situation.

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