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Living on a Salary– Part 3: Income of Vietnamese Workers from 2020 to 2024

Hiếu Mạnh wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on April 11, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into English for The Vietnamese Magazine.


An analysis of labor data from Việt Nam’s General Statistics Office (GSO) reveals the stark reality of the nation’s post-pandemic economic landscape. From 2020 to 2024, Vietnamese workers navigated the severe impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, followed by a period of inflationary pressure and uneven recovery. This report breaks down the wage data from this turbulent period.

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