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Globalisation and technology revolution are posing increasingly greater challenges for Vietnam’s economy, as the country’s labour force will grow from 55.5 million on 2016 to 62 million in 2025, said Deputy Minister of MoLISA Đào Hồng Lan. Hence improving workforce skills has become a top priority for Vietnam.
Vietnam will have to address to the changing technologies and skills needs in the labour market, with the changing nature of work in the era of technology, when many low-skilled workers will be at risk of losing jobs due to automation.