According to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, 2018 was the fifth consecutive year that the number of Vietnamese laborers sent abroad exceeded 100,000.

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Japan remained the biggest labor market of Vietnam in the year receiving 68,737 laborers, followed by Taiwan (China) with 60,369 and the Republic of Korea with 6,538.

The department attributed the results to rising demand in major labor markets, while Vietnamese workers’ quality meets the requirements in many new areas such as nursing, agriculture, aquaculture and technology.

Efforts have also been taken by firms to expand markets and improve the quality of the labor force. Furthermore, laborers themselves have upgraded their skills.

Nguyen Gia Liem, Vice Director of the department, said in the first quarter of 2019, the ministry will organize a conference with labor firms to seek measures to tackle problems in labor export activities and ensure interests of workers.

In 2019, Vietnam aims to send 120,000 laborers to work abroad, targeting major markets such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Romania and Bulgaria.

Liem said that many Eastern European countries have shown interest in Vietnamese laborers. Along with traditional markets, hundreds of thousands of job opportunities are available for Vietnamese workers in Europe thanks to deals on labor cooperation signed in late 2018.

For instance, Bulgaria is in need of 50,000 Vietnamese laborers in construction, garment and textile, hi-tech agriculture and nursing.

Together with expanding markets, the department will focus on completing the legal system, while coordinating with relevant agencies to propose adjustments to the Law on Vietnamese guest workers, which will be submitted to the National Assembly in 2020.

Labors benefit from enterprises’ due attention to cultural and spiritual life

(BGO) – Apart from many activities launched by the trade unions, several enterprises operating at the Industrial Parks (IP) in the northern province of Bac Giang has paid due attention to building the cultural system, organizing art performances and sports events to improve the cultural and spiritual life for the workers after finishing their shifts.

 

Vietnam, Argentina forge stronger collaboration

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Jorge Faurie in Hanoi on July 30, aiming to seek ways to boost bilateral ties.

 

Vietnam wants to foster collaboration with UAE: PM

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14 individuals awarded Certificate of Creative Labor

(BGO) – The Vietnam Labor Federation (VLF) has issued the Decision awarding the Certificate of Creative Labor to 14 outstanding individuals in the northern province of Bac Giang who are the inventors winning high prizes at the local Technology Invention Contest for the period of 2016 – 2017. 

 

Bac Giang province facilitates labor working abroad

(BGO) – Executing the Circular No.09 issued by Inter-Ministries of Finance and  Labor, War Invalid and Social Affairs, this year the Department of Labor, War Invalid and Social Affair will directly control and distribute the amount of over 1 billion VND (43,800 USD) to support the labors under the abroad recruiting contract.

 

Source: VNA