MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CAN THO UNIVERSITY
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DISSERTATION ABSTRACT
Major: Agricultural Economics
Code: 9620115
PHAM DUC THUAN
ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE
EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF RURAL LABORERS
IN CAN THO CITY
Can Tho, 2018
THE PROJECT HAS COMPLETED
IN CAN THO UNIVERSITY
Instructor: Assoc. Prof., Ph.D: Duong Ngoc Thanh
The dissertation is defended to University’s Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
Examination Council
In: Hall …. Can Tho University
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National Library of Vietnam
LIST OF PUBLISHED PROJECTS
1. Duong Ngoc Thanh and Pham Duc Thuan (2012), Determination advantages
and disadvantages - opportunities and challenges in employment and
apprenticeship of laborers in Can Tho City, No. 47-5+6/2012, Economic
Management Review (CEM), the Ministry of Planning and Investment, pp. 3-
18.
2. Pham Duc Thuan and Duong Ngoc Thanh (2015), Assessment of factors
affecting the job finding ability of rural laborers in Can Tho City, Can Tho
University Journal of Science No. 36c (2015), pp. 97-104.
3. Pham Duc Thuan and Duong Ngoc Thanh (2015), Assessment of factors
affecting the participation in vocational training of rural laborers in Can Tho
City, Can Tho University Journal of Science No. 40d (2015), pp. 83-91.
4. Duong Ngoc Thanh and Pham Duc Thuan (2016), Chapter 3: Shift in the
economic structure, labor, rural employment, Book: “Employment labor and
rural vocational training in the Mekong Delta (status quo and orientation)”, Can
Tho University Publishing House, pp. 36-60.
5. Duong Ngoc Thanh, Pham Duc Thuan and Nguyen Cong Toan (2016), Chapter
7: Experience and orientation solutions for vocational training, job creation in
the process of industrialization and urbanization, Book: “Employment labor
and rural vocational training in the Mekong Delta (status quo and orientation)”,
Can Tho University Publishing House, pp. 131-160.
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Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Reasons for selecting the topic
Labor and employment are always one of the most pressing issues in the world,
the concern of all humanity in general and each nation in particular. For each country,
job creation is the basic solution to maintaining political stability and economic
development. In addition, increasing population and urbanization have also led to a
decline in agricultural land, large family narrow house status quo, lack of employment,
which are avoidable. This status quo has been a barrier to the socio-economic
development of each locality and country. The current status quo of labor resources in
the city has not met the need for labor recruitment of enterprises. The need for
recruitment of skilled and highly qualified laborers is increasing. There is a difference
in recruitment needs for sex between male and female laborers, between urban and
rural areas.
In the rural areas in particular and the laborer of the whole city in general, job
creation for laborers is an urgent issue for local government and each level of the city.
Labor and employment pressures are increasing. Employment need for rural laborers
is a current issue. Actually, there are no specific researches on the employment of rural
laborers in the Mekong Delta. The above status quo were chosen for the research topic:
“Assessment of factors affecting the employment needs of rural laborers in Can Tho
City”.
1.2 Research objectives
1.2.1 Overall objective
On the basis research, assessment of factors affecting the employment needs for
rural laborers offers proposals for solutions to meet the employment need to rural
laborers. Thereby, it contributes to increase income in accordance with local socio-
economic conditions for rural laborers in the future.
1.2.2 Specific objective
(1) Assessment of the status quo of vocational training and employment of rural
laborers (off-farm laborers and non-farm laborers) in Can Tho City;
(2) Determination and assessment of factors affecting the employment needs of
rural laborers (off-farm laborers and non-farm laborers) in Can Tho City;
(3) Suggestion the solutions to meet the employment needs for rural laborers.
1.3. Scope of research
1.3.1. Contents of research
(1) Description the research status quo of domestic and foreign for employment
needs as a theoretical basis.