Travellers face delays over Aussie customs strike

International air travellers were warned to turn up early for flights out of Australia and to expect possible delays on Thursday after customs officers launched a 24-hour strike over pay...

‘Build homes for workers,' employers told

The Government plans to both encourage and compel companies that employ a large number of migrant workers to build low-cost houses for them, says Construction Minister Trinh Dinh Dung..

Bolivian Indians near La Paz on long protest march

Around 2,000 Bolivian Indians have neared La Paz on the penultimate day of a gruelling, weeks-long march to protest government plans to build a highway through an Amazon nature preserve....

Qantas flight turns back as labour dispute grows

A Sydney-bound Qantas flight was forced to turn back to Bangkok after a bang was heard on board, the airline said on Monday, as the carrier separately grounded five aircraft due to a labour row....

City pays $22m to jobless despite labour shortages

The HCM City Social Insurance Agency will pay VND460 billion (US$21.9 million) in unemployment benefits to more than 100,000 laid-off workers this year, its deputy director has said...

Industrial workers to get better facilities

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has asked HCM City's leaders to find land in industrial parks and export processing zones (EPZs) to build boarding houses, cultural houses for workers, and kindergartens for their children...

City allows primary schools to hire foreigners

HCM City authorities have allowed primary schools in the city to hire foreign teachers to teach English from the 2012-13 academic year...

Employers fail to check workers' health

Employees' health is at risk because many firms are refusing to ensure workers undergo regular medical examinations...

Workers grumble about wages as prices rise

Although companies located in industrial parks (IP) and export processing zones (EPZ) in HCM City have increased wages and allowances, workers still find it difficult to make ends meet, according to a recent report by the city Party Committee..

Women face hazards in ammunition depots

A number of Vietnamese women work in unfamiliar territory to others. The following story published by Phu Nu Viet Nam (Viet Nam Women) will tell you their story...