Hanoi to cut 6,000 gardening jobsVietNamNet Bridge – At least 6,000 grass cutters are on the verge of losing their jobs following Ha Noi’s decision to halt the trimming work on most of the city’s lawn median strips. Ha Noi Zoo company has so far cut the monthly working shifts of each employee, from 26 to 14, but there was no guarantee that the number would not hit zero soon. He said Ha Noi could save up to VND700 billion ($31.1 million) a year by crossing the gardening work off of the city agenda. “Without trimming, the grass and plants will look really ugly and messy,” he said. He suggested that the city consider other measures to cut costs, like using machines instead of human labour.

Source: VietNamNet News August 26, 2016 23:26 UTC