Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Bac Giang province Phan The Tuan informed the outstanding results of socio-economic development in 2023 and development orientations of Bac Giang province. He said that over the past years, Bac Giang had promoted its potential and advantages to promote comprehensive development in all fields. Average economic growth in the 2020-2022 period reached 13.6%/year, in 2023 it reached 13.45%. The proportion of industry in the economy increased from 47% in 2020 to 58.8% in 2023.

The province currently had 9 industrial zones in operation. The industrial structure was over 60%, the occupancy rate in industrial zones reached 76%. According to planning, by 2030 the province would have 29 industrial parks. The province's policy was to arrange administrative units, increase the urbanization rate, strive for Bac Giang to become a green, sustainable industrial center, attracting high-tech enterprises and workers in the great and friendly environment. The future-oriented province would become a center for semiconductor technology development. He emphasized that during the development process, Bac Giang province had received companionship, support and sharing from other provinces, including Hoa Binh province.

In recent years, the province's activities to attract investment and develop businesses had achieved good results. The number of businesses was constantly increasing, to date there were over 9,500 businesses operating, creating jobs for over 306,000 workers. Workers working in Bac Giang province came from 30 provinces and cities, of which Hoa Binh province had nearly 3,000 workers.

In order for workers in provinces and cities to come to work and have a long-term attachment to Bac Giang, in recent years, authorities and businesses at all levels had focused on mobilizing resources to build housing for workers. There were policies to support preschool education in industrial zones. Enterprises in industrial zones already had dormitories that could accommodate 30,000 workers. In districts with industrial zones, nearly 3,000 motels had been built, with 48,186 rooms that could accommodate over 90,000 workers. The entire province had implemented 15 social housing projects. Once completed, they would basically meet the accommodation needs of workers in industrial zones and clusters in the province.

In the coming time, so that the work of creating jobs and stabilizing life for workers and laborers in Bac Giang province will be carried out effectively; create favorable conditions for workers in provinces and cities who wish to come to Bac Giang to work, ensuring labor resources for businesses. Bac Giang province hopes that Hoa Binh province will strengthen cooperation on labor resources. Recruitment will be accompanied by businesses and provincial authorities. At the same time, we request the Provincial People's Committee, departments, branches and localities of Hoa Binh province to pay attention to coordination and support with departments and branches of Bac Giang province to successfully organize a conference to promote labor attraction; Strengthen propaganda about labor recruitment needs, conditions, remuneration, and number of recruitment needs of businesses in Bac Giang province to people and businesses in Hoa Binh province.

He affirmed that Bac Giang province was committed to directing departments, sectors, localities, and businesses to create favorable conditions for infrastructure, ensure social security, and fully implement regulations and remuneration regimes for workers from provinces, cities and Hoa Binh province coming to work in Bac Giang so that workers could feel secure and have a long-term relationship with Bac Giang.

At the conference, Standing Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Hoa Binh province Nguyen Van Toan informed the Bac Giang province’s delegation about the province's socio-economic development and current state of the labor market.

He said that currently the workforce of Hoa Binh province was about over 500,000 people. The whole province created jobs for more than 19,500 workers. The rate of trained workers reached 61%. Every year, the number of workers entering the working age with job needs was over 10,000 people/year, the labor recruitment need of businesses and cooperatives in the province was about over 4,000 workers/year. The remaining workers created their own jobs or went to work in other provinces. Each year the number of provincial workers outside the province ranged from 9,000 - 10,000 workers.

Starting from the current labor and employment situation of the province, in recent years, Hoa Binh province's labor force had coordinated labor supply and introduced jobs with provinces with many industrial zones and enterprises. Currently, there were about 150,000 workers in Hoa Binh province working at enterprises and production and business establishments in foreign provinces. Bac Giang province alone had nearly 3,000 workers of Hoa Binh province.

To strengthen promotion of attracting labor between the two provinces, he suggested that Bac Giang province have policies to attract and support workers from foreign provinces to come to Bac Giang to work, including workers from Hoa Binh province so that workers could work in Bac Giang with long-term attachment to the enterprise such as supporting social housing policies and prioritizing long-term attachment cases, having separate policies for employees with young children; directing relevant agencies to coordinate in the process of providing information and data related to workers in Bac Giang province. Businesses in Bac Giang province were suggested  to pay attention to properly implementing the provisions of law on labor, employment, social insurance, and training to improve skills for workers; have policies to raise wages and support housing; continue to employ workers after 40 or older for women and 45 or older for men.

In the afternoon of the same day, the People's Committees of Bac Giang and Hoa Binh provinces held a promotion conference to attract workers to work at enterprises in Bac Giang province. The conference was held in person and online, connecting with 10 points in districts and the city of Hoa Binh province.

At the conference, representatives of businesses: Dosung Vina Co., Ltd., AMA Human Resources Joint Stock Company, Luxshare Co., Ltd., Hong Hai Science and Technology Group in Bac Giang province informed about recruitment needs, regimes and policies related to wages, bonuses, travel support, housing, etc. of employees. At the same time, the company hoped to welcome and have a separate support mechanism for many workers from Hoa Binh province to come and work.

Regarding regimes, policies, and recruitment, the conference heard opinions from localities in Hoa Binh province, including the proposal to appoint focal officers to review data and evaluate labor forecast, periodically provide information about laborers working in Bac Giang province; recommendation for businesses in Bac Giang province to have preferential policies for the province's workers; better coordination in vocational training for workers; strengthening of coordination between the two provinces and two employment service centers, creating breakthroughs in attracting, training and recruiting workers./.