According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, up to 100,000 workers, mostly in the fields of tourism, accommodation and catering services, construction, transportation, processing, and manufacturing may be fired per month due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The fresh COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam is devastating the daily life of many people, and causing job insecurity among a large number of laborers in the southern city of Ho Chi Minh.