Jobs and Life of Rural Women Working Part-time in Hanoi

At the present, about 53% female rural labors work partime in Hanoi. With a low literacy level, they often choose jobs as family care, selling goods in the streets or in-waiting labor markets. Although working time is rather long (11-13 hours/day) and continuously, their montly income average only ranges from VND 2.34 to 3.8 million. 100% labors selling goods in the streets and in-waiting labor market have to work in unsafe environments; their daily life are rather poor. 22.86% female freelane labors live in boarding houses characterized by poor facilities, insanitation and unsafeness. They always feel lonely and home-sick and lack of leisure time. Both internal factors (literacy levels, ages, health status, marital status, job-orientation) and external factors (living and working environments in cities, home-town customs, working conditions and relating policies) were identified as the determinants affecting to jobs and daily life of female rural labors working part-time in Hanoi. Some policy measures were proposed to be taken to help female rural labors working part-time in Hanoi for better jobs and life.