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    Vietnam’s aquaculture industry has been hit hard by the new crown, two months of social isolation, 300,000 workers are unemployed

    • Last Update: 2021-09-28
    • Source: Internet
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    During the two-month social isolation measures to prevent new epidemics crown carried out, the Vietnamese seafood export business and Manufacturers Association (VASEP) estimates that when the factory cut or suspension, there are 300,000 unemployed workers
    .
     
    The factory reduced its production capacity and closed during a period of social distancing.
    Approximately 300,000 fishery workers were unemployed
     
    This is VASEP Deputy Secretary-General, Mr.
    Ruan Huainan held from September 17 to share the information at the meeting, according to the Directive No.
    16 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued after alienating social measures to eliminate difficulties and restore agricultural and aquatic product processing products And export
    .
     
    According to Mr.
    Nguyen Huai Nam, Ho Chi Minh City and the 18 southern provinces (including the provinces from the south-central coast to the south) are the key areas of Vietnam’s seafood industry, accounting for 90-95% of the country’s total exports
    .
     
    In the VASEP survey in July and August, Ho Chi Minh City and the 18 southern provinces implemented social distancing to varying degrees to prevent and control the new crown epidemic
    .
    Companies and workers in this field are facing many difficulties, and there is increasing pressure to reshape the production chain
    .
     
      Only about 30% of seafood processing plants from Central South to the provinces of the Mekong Delta can produce moderately.
    This is due to the "3-site" model.
    10-50% (mainly 20-30%) of employees continue to produce, and the rest are Resign or take unpaid leave
    .
     
      70% of the factories had to be closed or partially shut down to reorganize under the "3-site" model
    .
    Can Tho and Qianjiang are the areas with the most production shutdowns
    .
     
      The cost of "3 on-site" measures has increased, and enterprises have suffered heavy losses
     
      According to Mr.
    Ruan Huainan, with the “moderate operation” and “cessation of production” of the above-mentioned enterprises, it is estimated that more than 300,000 direct workers in seafood processing plants are unemployed, and the number of laborers in related departments is at least the same
    .
    The seafood production chain (including marine fishermen, fish and shrimp farmers, packaging supply, supply chain services, port logistics services, fisheries, etc.
    ) was also affected and ceased production
    .
     
      According to the representative of VASEP, another pressure faced by enterprises in this industry is that many orders have to be shelved or lost while production is cut, and enterprise costs have skyrocketed again, causing great pressure
    .
     
      The cost of weekly inspections for workers, the cost of equipping workers with conditions to eat, sleep and work in the factory has increased by 50-100%; the cost of paying extra wages for workers who remain in the factory has increased by 30-50%; and the cost of paying for leaving employees Wages and expenses, increase packaging and material costs, and electricity costs for production and maintenance of cold storage
    .
     
      For seafood export companies, ocean freight has increased from 2-3 times to 10 times (depending on routes in Asia, Europe, America.
    .
    .
    )
    .
     
      According to Mr.
    Ruan Huainan, among the "3-site" production enterprises, according to the type of products (shrimp, pangasius, tuna, seafood.
    .
    .
    ) and preliminary calculations by VASEP, if a seafood company only uses 1/3 of its production capacity to maintain Production, the average monthly loss is about 30%, and the loss of production is 50-55%
    .
    Seafood export
     
      The factory reduced its production capacity and closed during a period of social distancing.
    Approximately 300,000 fishery workers were unemployed
    The factory reduced its production capacity and closed during a period of social distancing.
    Approximately 300,000 fishery workers were unemployed
     
      This is VASEP Deputy Secretary-General, Mr.
    Ruan Huainan held from September 17 to share the information at the meeting, according to the Directive No.
    16 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued after alienating social measures to eliminate difficulties and restore agricultural and aquatic product processing products And export
    .
    Aquatic products
     
      According to Mr.
    Nguyen Huai Nam, Ho Chi Minh City and the 18 southern provinces (including the provinces from the south-central coast to the south) are the key areas of Vietnam’s seafood industry, accounting for 90-95% of the country’s total exports
    .
     
      In the VASEP survey in July and August, Ho Chi Minh City and the 18 southern provinces implemented social distancing to varying degrees to prevent and control the new crown epidemic
    .
    Companies and workers in this field are facing many difficulties, and there is increasing pressure to reshape the production chain
    .
     
      Only about 30% of seafood processing plants from Central South to the provinces of the Mekong Delta can produce moderately.
    This is due to the "3-site" model.
    10-50% (mainly 20-30%) of employees continue to produce, and the rest are Resign or take unpaid leave
    .
     
      70% of the factories had to be closed or partially shut down to reorganize under the "3-site" model
    .
    Can Tho and Qianjiang are the areas with the most production shutdowns
    .
     
      The cost of "3 on-site" measures has increased, and enterprises have suffered heavy losses
    The cost of "3 on-site" measures has increased, and enterprises have suffered heavy losses
     
      According to Mr.
    Ruan Huainan, with the “moderate operation” and “cessation of production” of the above-mentioned enterprises, it is estimated that more than 300,000 direct workers in seafood processing plants are unemployed, and the number of laborers in related departments is at least the same
    .
    The seafood production chain (including marine fishermen, fish and shrimp farmers, packaging supply, supply chain services, port logistics services, fisheries, etc.
    ) was also affected and ceased production
    .
     
      According to the representative of VASEP, another pressure faced by enterprises in this industry is that many orders have to be shelved or lost while production is cut, and enterprise costs have skyrocketed again, causing great pressure
    .
     
      The cost of weekly inspections for workers, the cost of equipping workers with conditions to eat, sleep and work in the factory has increased by 50-100%; the cost of paying extra wages for workers who remain in the factory has increased by 30-50%; and the cost of paying for leaving employees Wages and expenses, increase packaging and material costs, and electricity costs for production and maintenance of cold storage
    .
     
      For seafood export companies, ocean freight has increased from 2-3 times to 10 times (depending on routes in Asia, Europe, America.
    .
    .
    )
    .
     
      According to Mr.
    Ruan Huainan, among the "3-site" production enterprises, according to the type of products (shrimp, pangasius, tuna, seafood.
    .
    .
    ) and preliminary calculations by VASEP, if a seafood company only uses 1/3 of its production capacity to maintain Production, the average monthly loss is about 30%, and the loss of production is 50-55%
    .
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