HO CHI MINH CITY -- The COVID conundrum seen around the world has reached Vietnam: Millions are out of work, and yet factories cannot hire enough workers to satisfy foreign customers, which are bracing for a holiday season already under threat from brittle global supply chains.
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Inside a Daphaco Electric Cable factory in Vietnam's Long An province. The country's workers have slept at factories to prevent ruptures in global supply chains for goods from electronics to shoes. © Daphaco
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