The Employment and Income of Female Informal Workers at The Construction Site of Himlam Projects, Tan Phong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City

Doan Van Thang

doi:10.46281/aijssr.v5i3.761

Abstract

The issue of the employment and income of workers is always a topic that attracts the concerns of sociologists. This study aims to explore the life of female informal workers. The study was conducted at the construction site of Himlam projects, Tan Phong Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City with the participant of 175 female workers and 77 male workers. The questionnaire and interview were employed to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. The findings of the study revealed that the current life of female migrant workers at the construction site of the Himlam project, Tan Hung Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh city was facing many difficulties. Their income was low. Also, they were not allowed to sign long-term or definite-term contracts. Therefore, many issues need to be addressed to improve the quality of life and employment of female migrant workers in industrial parks, especially at the Himlam construction site. The government should pay more attention to gender equality and enact policies to improve the living standards of female informal workers. The author expects that the study will partly contribute to the policy-making process in Vietnam.

Highlights

Informal and formal sectors exist as indispensable objectives, and they are subject to the influence of economic laws, socioeconomic development policies as well as legal systems at different levels depending on each nation.According to sociologists, informal workers often work without a written labor contract relating to their work, and they only have a verbal agreement with the employer
Informal workers often work without a written labor contract relating to their work, and they only have a verbal agreement with the employer
According to the statistical report on informal employment published by the General Statistics Office and the Institute of Labor Science and Social Affairs in 2019, Vietnam has more than 18 million unofficial workers, accounting for 57.2% of the total non-agricultural employment and three fourth of the total jobs in the economy

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Informal workers often work without a written labor contract relating to their work, and they only have a verbal agreement with the employer They are often subject to abuse and exploitation. The main characteristics of the informal workers are unstable employment, low incomes, and long working hours, no employment contracts or contracts with social insurance, health insurance, extra allowances, or other social benefits. Such employees are often trapped in a cycle of poverty, have limited capacity, knowledge, and assets that create social integration challenges.

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