According to Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) which is in charge of the visa subclass 403, workers from four countries - Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines – can apply for the visa and get an opportunity to stay in Australia to work for up to four years.

Illustrative image.

The visa holders can be employed to work in agriculture, forestry and fishery including horticulture, animal husbandry, harvesting, processing, and other support services. They can earn over AUD4,000 (US$2,600) monthly not including incomes from extra shifts.

According to the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, Australia lacks about 30,000 workers each year in horticulture alone. Its livestock, meat processing, dairy, and agricultural packaging industries are also facing labor shortages. Therefore, the visa subclass 403 will be an opportunity for Australian farms and local businesses to have more workers, solving the human resource problem.

Early this month, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Nguyen Ba Hoan and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski signed a plan to implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments to support Vietnamese citizens to work in the agricultural industry in Australia.

Under the MoU, the two sides will support 1,000 Vietnamese workers to work in the agricultural industry in Australia under the Pacific Australia Labor Mobility (PALM) scheme in 2024.

Hoan said that Australia has a developed economy and modern agriculture, and the Vietnam-Australia labor cooperation will help Vietnamese workers get good incomes, guaranteed working conditions, and opportunities to learn advanced knowledge, skills, and science and technology. At the same time, labor cooperation in this field will meet the needs of human resources, bringing benefits to both countries.

Several agencies and units will be allowed to recruit workers to work in Australia's agricultural production sector. Australia will coordinate with Vietnam to identify, approve and announce the list of eligible units and enterprises to participate in the PALM scheme.

More than 190,000 labourers resume normal work at industrial parks

BAC GIANG – As of February 19 (the 10th day of the first lunar month), more than 190,000 laborers resumed normal work at the industrial parks in Bac Giang province after Tet holiday, reaching nearly 100%, reported the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Bac Giang businesses need to recruit 22,000 labourers in first quarter

BAC GIANG - On January 29, Bac Giang Provincial Employment Service Center (ESC) organized an online job transaction session connecting labor supply and demand with 13 provinces and cities nationwide.

Over 2.6 million USD to support Hanoi needy labourers on Tet occasion

The Hanoi Federation of Labour plans to provide support for over 115,000 trade unionists and labourers living in difficult circumstances in the city on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, with a total amount of 65 billion VND (2.65 million USD), according to the federation’s Chairman Pham Quang Thanh.

Labour export targets high quality market

BAC GIANG - In 2023, the northen province of Bac Giang surpasses the set target of labor export.  This is made by the joint effort of the Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs sector and localities to exploit a number of new markets toward high quality ones.

Bac Giang inks cooperation agreements with 5 partners on welfare programmes for labourers

BAC GIANG- The Provincial Confederation of Labour has signed cooperation agreements on social welfare programmes for trade union members and labourers with 5 partners in Hanoi including Bell Duc Company Limited, Hogi Group International Trade Joint Stock Company, Minh Phuc ASIA Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Tre Viet Clinic belonging to Hai Nam Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Join Stock Company and Vietnam Association of Household Ceramics.

Source: VnExpress