Labour shortage round Saigon sparks relocation pressure

Vietnam's Dong Nai province is now so short of semi-skilled workers in the footwear and garment industries that, despite its relatively high unemployment rate, it is having to rely on migrant workers. The Vietnam Garment and Textile Association advocates internal factory relocation away from the area dominated by Saigon.

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