Vietnam sent more than 78,000 workers abroad in the first half of this year, fulfilling 62.4% of the yearly target, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Vietnam sent more than 78,000 labourers to work abroad so far this year, with Japan receiving the largest number, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced on January 4 that it has sent a document urging businesses which had dispatched workers and apprentices to the Japanese prefectures of Ishikawa (especially the Noto Peninsula), Toyama, Niigata, and Fukui to promptly take protective measures for them in earthquake-affected areas.
Vietnam is currently focusing on talks with Hungary in order to sign an agreement or a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the dispatch and reception of Vietnamese workers to Hungary.
Vietnam is speeding up negotiations with Hungary in a bid to sign an agreement on sending and receiving Vietnamese labourers in the European country – an emerging market drawing great interest from labourers.
If Vietnamese workers who illegally reside in the Republic of Korea voluntarily return to the homeland between September 11 and December 31, 2023, they will not be subject to fines and entry restrictions.
There are few skilled Vietnamese guest workers in Europe in recent years, according to deputy head of the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Gia Liem.
The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has urged people not to believe or pay any individuals who claim to send labourers for seasonal work to the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The number of Vietnamese guest workers working overseas under contracts exceeded 59,600 in the first five months of this year, or 54.2% of the annual plan and over 1.9 times higher than the same period last year, showing positive signals from overseas employment, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Vietnam sent over 37,900 labourers abroad in the first three months of 2023, accounting for over 34% of the whole year plan, and more than 15 times higher than the same period in 2022.
The number of workers going to work abroad in nine months of this year is 10 times higher than the same period last year, with Japan being the biggest recipient market.
This year, the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs aims to send 90,000 labourers abroad to work under contract, while expanding the market for Vietnamese labour to Europe and Australia.
The number of Vietnamese people going to work abroad decreased over the last two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
About 650,000 Vietnamese are working in more than 40 countries and territories worldwide, according to statistics of the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on January 8 ordered agencies and localities to halt sending workers to the Middle East in the face of current tensions in the region.
Japan has continued to be the largest market for Vietnamese labourers so far, and it is expected to offer many more job opportunities with high income in the remaining months of the year.
Taiwan (China) and Japan are expected to remain the top destinations for Vietnamese workers this year with 90 percent of all overseas employees working there.
A total of 240 workers will be chosen to work in Japanese hospitals this year, the Department of Overseas Labour (DoLAB) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced.
Vietnam sent 66,983 labourers to work abroad during January-June, accounting for 55.82 percent of the yearly plan, according to statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)’ Department of Overseas Labour.
