FDI firms push for more overtime hours By Le Hoang A representative of an FDI enterprise speaks at the meeting – PHOTO: LE HOANG HCMC – The annual overtime work limit of 200 hours, and in special cases, 300 hours, is not enough for foreign direct investment (FDI) companies to fulfill their orders, FDI enterprises said at a meeting with the provincial government in Binh Duong Province on July 30. Most of the FDI firms present at the meeting proposed increasing the overtime hours cap as the current regulation has placed pressure on them, while their workers also want the extra working time so they can increase their income. A representative of a paint producer in the province noted that even though its workers had worked overtime, it had failed to adequately fill all its orders. Meanwhile, some workers have asked to work for more than the regulated overtime hours, stating they would take responsibility for their own health. Similarly, a wood processing company in Song Than 2 Industrial Park in Binh Duong Province had to recruit new employees due to the limited overtime hours. However, it has faced difficulties with recruitment due to the lack of qualified candidates. In previous years, unskilled workers in the province were abundant owing to the large influx of workers from the north. However, many industrial parks have been developed in the northern provinces in recent years, so laborers have returned to their hometowns to work, and now, enterprises in Binh Duong cannot find… [Read full story]
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