As the RoK remains an attractive market for Vietnamese workers, the office has considered law popularisation meetings a regular activity to strengthen the management work and provide support for Vietnamese labourers to ensure they follow their signed contracts and abide by the host country’s law.

Vietnamese guest workers get updated on the RoK’s law.

At the meeting, participants were also provided with knowledge related to working and living conditions in the RoK, as well as banking and finance for those working under the EPS programme.

Lee Sang-gu, Director of Uijeongbu city's Support Centre for Foreign Workers, said that the centre is always ready to support and give advice to foreign workers in general and Vietnamese in particular on issues directly related to the interests of workers such as wages, living and working conditions, and law observance, thus helping them quickly integrate into the community and have a stable life.

According to the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labour, the country has a plan to employ about 110,000 migrant workers this year to work at farms and factories, but some businesses believed even more will be needed to keep them running.

Vietnam set a target of sending 10,000 workers to the RoK in 2023. Since the beginning of this year, 3,600 labourers have been sent to the East Asian country under the EPS programme.

Last year, Vietnam sent nearly 9,000 workers to the RoK under the EPS programme, out of 70,000 set for 16 selected countries.

Bac Giang recovers labour export in post Covid-19 period

(BGO) – Since early 2022, the labour export has rebounded in Bac Giang province after Covid-19 pandemic was well controlled. The positive signal helps solve the job, realize poverty reduction target and improve people’s income and life standard.

Labour export to South Korea temporarily halted for eight localities

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced that the labour export programme with South Korea will be temporarily suspended for eight districts, towns and cities.

A business for labour

(BGO) – Intermax Vietnam Company Limited in Ngoc Van commune in Tan Yen district is one among a few enterprises in Bac Giang province maintaining “Business for labour” title granted by the provincial Labour Confederation since 2018. It is a deserving reward for the company’s effort to care for the spiritual and material life of trade union members and labours.

Vietnam sends nearly 38,000 labourers abroad in first quarter

Vietnam sent 37,923 labourers abroad in the first three months of 2023, accounting for 34.48% of the whole year plan, and more than 15 times higher than the same period in 2022.

Bac Giang enhances labour quality for business

(BGO) – Resolution No.147 –NQ/TU issued on July 15, 2021 by the Executive Board of the Party Committee in Bac Giang province about developing the industry in 2021 – 2030 period specified that by 2030 Bac Giang province strives to be key locality with modern and sustainable industry and industrial center of the region. 

Source: VNA