The impact of industry 4.0 on vietnamese labor
International Journal of Development Research
The impact of industry 4.0 on vietnamese labor
Received 17th August, 2018; Received in revised form 21st September, 2018; Accepted 09th October, 2018; Published online 28th November, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Phung Tran My Hanh and Vu Thi Tra Mi. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The article investigates the impact of the Industry 4.0 on workforce productivity and labor market in Vietnam. This is illustrated that Vietnam has been in the period known as "Golden Population Structure” but the manufacturing depending on the low-skilled labors. Labor productivity in Vietnam has increased considerably in recent years but it is still very low in comparison with countries in Southeast Asia as well as in other Asian countries. Secondary data in the period from 2013 to 2017 was collected from General statistics office of Vietnam. Data was analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics.The results of the research have shown that Industry 4.0 had both positive and negative effects on Vietnamese labors. Finding from the research call for more attention on labors in order to enhance Vietnamese labor productivity in the Industry 4.0.
