1. Full name: Tran Xuan Hong 2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: January 15, 1963 4. Place of birth: Bac Giang City - Bac Giang Province
5. Doctoral student decision: No. 1745/QD-XHNV, dated July 13, 2017 on recognition of doctoral students, batch 1, 2017 of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi).
6. Changes in training process: Extend the training period by 12 months, from July 14, 2020 to July 13, 2021.
7. Thesis topic: Social factors affecting job transition of rural workers today. (Survey in Chuong My District, Hanoi)
8. Major: Sociology 9. Code: 62 31 03 01
10. Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Hung
11. Summary of new results of the thesis:
This is the first thesis topic to study the career and employment transition of workers, which has been conducted in Chuong My district, a typical locality with all the characteristics of a traditional rural area with much potential but not yet developed. The process of job transition is viewed from three aspects. One is the change in the structure of job groups; Two is the change in the composition of jobs; Three is the change in the process of job implementation. The research results of the topic show many new discoveries in all three aspects mentioned above.
Firstly, in terms of structure, the current differentiation and division of labor in rural areas has been creating a diversified occupational and employment structure. In particular, the group of jobs with high potential in the locality such as handicrafts, rice cultivation, specialty tree cultivation, etc. accounts for a low proportion. In addition, new groups of jobs with higher proportions are being formed and are increasing, such as hired labor, business and service groups.
Second, in terms of composition and nature of labor relations, employment in rural areas has now fundamentally changed towards multi-component, multi-ownership, and multi-employment (one worker simultaneously undertakes many types of jobs).
Third, in terms of the process of employment, the quality of employment has changed. Based on market demands, the technical and technological content has been enhanced by workers, the level of arduousness of work has been reduced, creative labor has been liberated, and the quantity and quality of products have increased.
Fourth, the job transition process is influenced by many factors, the most obvious of which are groups of personal resources (age, gender, income, etc.), family resources (capital, land, technical facilities, human resources, etc.) and markets (technology, output, input).
12. Practical application:
Firstly, the thesis accurately describes the current situation of employment and employment transition, analyzes and explains some basic social factors that affect the employment transition of workers living and working in rural areas near urban areas. This allows policy makers and organizations to create mechanisms to influence positive social factors, to create the best conditions for leading that transition, and at the same time forecast the trend of transition of the labor and employment sector in rural areas in the coming time.
Second, in terms of pedagogical practice, the thesis can be used as a reference for students, graduate students and researchers in subjects such as sociology of work, sociology of occupation, sociology of labor, sociology of rural areas, sociology of social change, sociology of social mobility.
13. Further research: The research topic group continues to study the process of leaving the agricultural production group to join the hired labor group of rural farmers today. The second research issue is the change in income when changing occupations and jobs of rural workers today.
14. Published works:
14.1. Tran Xuan Hong (2020), “Current career and employment transition of rural workers in the suburbs of Hanoi”, Journal of Social Sciences (6) (2b), pp.202 - 217.
14.2. Tran Xuan Hong (2020), “From the reality of rural labor employment - some policy recommendations on the current structure of occupations and employment in rural areas”, Journal of State Management (300), pp. 90 - 94.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name: Tran Xuan Hong 2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: January 15, 1963 4. Place of Birth: Bac Giang City - Bac Giang Province
5. Admission decision number: 1745/2017/QD-XHNV on July 13, 2017, on the first group of doctoral students in 2017 accredited by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi).
6. Changes in academic process: . Extend the training period to 12 months, from July 14, 2020 to July 13, 2021.
7. Official thesis title: “Social factors affecting the job change of workers in rural areas today” (Survey in Chuong My District, Hanoi)
8. Major: Sociology 9. Code: 62 31 03 01
10. Scientific instructors: Prof. Dr. Le Ngoc Hung
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
This is the first Ph.D thesis about changes in career and employment of workers in Chuong My district, a typical traditional rural area with a lot of potential but has not yet developed. The job transition process has been observed in three aspects, including changes in the structure of job groups, changes in composition of employment and changes in the job performance process. The study has revealed many new findings regarding three aspects mentioned above.
Firstly, in terms of structure, at present, the division of labor in rural areas has been creating a structure of occupations and jobs in the direction of diversification. In which, the group of jobs with high potential in the locality such as handicrafts, rice cultivation, and specialty crops... account for a low proportion. Besides, there is new form job groups with a higher and increasing proportion, which are hired, business and service groups.
Secondly, in terms of composition and relational nature in labor, employment in rural areas has fundamentally changed in the direction of multi-component, multi-ownership, multi-employment (one worker simultaneously undertakes many types of employment).
Thirdly, in terms of job performance, job quality has changed. Stemming from market requirements, the technical and technological content has been increased by workers, the drudgery of jobs has been reduced, creative labor has been liberated, quantity and quality of product have been increased.
Fourthly, the job transition process is influenced by many factors, of which the most obvious is the group of individual resources factors (age, gender, income...) and family resources (capital, land, technical facilities, human resources...) and market (technology, output, input).
12. Practical applicability:
Firstly, the thesis accurately describes the actual situation of employment and job changes, analyzes and explains some basic social factors that affect the job changes among workers living and working in rural areas near urban areas. This allows policy makers and policy implementation organizations to create mechanisms to influence social factors that have positive impact, to create the best conditions for job transformation, and at the same time, forecast the transformation trend of labor and employment in rural areas in the coming years.
Secondly, in terms of pedagogical practice, the thesis can be used as a reference for students and graduate students in such as sociology of employment, sociology modules of professions, sociology of labor, sociology of rural areas, sociology of social change, sociology of social mobility.
13. Further research directions: Further studies could be about the process of leaving agricultural production group to join the wage group of rural farmers, or the change in income along with changing occupations and jobs among rural workers today.
14. Thesis-related publications:
14.1. Tran Xuan Hong (2020), “Changing occupations and jobs among rural workers in the suburbs of Hanoi today", Journal of Social Sciences (6) (2b), pp. 202-217.
14.2. Tran Xuan Hong (2020), “From the employment reality of rural workers - some policy recommendations on the current structure of occupations and jobs in rural areas”, Journal of State Management (300), pp. 90-94.
