Samsung and LG Increase Local Hiring at Vietnam Factories Despite COVID-19 Spread

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is visiting Samsung Electronics' mobile phone factory in Thai Nguyen Province, touring the production facilities. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Despite difficulties in operations faced by Korean companies operating in Vietnam due to the spread of COVID-19, Samsung and LG are expanding local hiring.

According to the Vietnamese local media VN Express on the 12th, Samsung Electronics is hiring 1,000 production workers at its Bac Ninh mobile phone factory. Earlier, Samsung Electronics announced last month that it would additionally hire 3,000 employees at its Thai Nguyen factory. Along with recruitment, it plans to expand operations to increase the annual production volume of the Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip to 25 million units.

Samsung Electronics is the largest foreign investor in Vietnam, owning six production facilities in Bac Ninh Province, Thai Nguyen Province, and Ho Chi Minh City. Additionally, it plans to hire 3,000 local engineers to work at a large research and development (R&D) center scheduled to open in Hanoi next year.

Earlier, on the 3rd, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Samsung Electronics' factory in Thai Nguyen Province to request cooperation for regional economic recovery and support from the Korean government for COVID-19 vaccines.

At LG, LG Display announced recruitment for production staff at its Hai Phong factory. Besides this, LG produces TVs, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and refrigerators locally.

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