Dong Thap sends 1,300 workers abroad in seven months
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap sent over 1,300 workers to work abroad in the first seven months of 2019, equivalent to 131 percent of the yearly target, according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
DongThap (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap sent over 1,300 workers to work abroad inthe first seven months of 2019, equivalent to 131 percent of the yearly target,according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Dong Thap has pioneered a policy that allowsworkers to get unsecured loans for going abroad to work.
Asmany as 4,000 workers have borrowed 228 billion VND from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies’s chapterin Dong Thap so far. In the last two quarters, the bank provided loansworth 56 billion VND for locals.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duong said sendinglocal labourers abroad has proven effective, helping them increase their incomes,and get more knowledge and skills.
Duong asked for more attention to supporting local labourers in this field, andencouraging them to go abroad for working.
According to statistics from theDepartment of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, last year 2,007 workers weresent overseas, double the target.
A large number of locals are now attendinglanguage classes and waiting for their turn to go. Tam Nong, Cao Lanh and LapVo were the three leading localities in terms of sending abroad guest workers.
The most attractive places for workers are Japan,Taiwan (China), the Republic of Korea, and Malaysia. The most popularindustries to work in are interior decoration, mechanical engineering, seafoodprocessing, and electronics.
The province’s Employment Service Centre isworking with the department and the local administration to find ways to enableworkers return after working for a few years in Japan to contribute to theprovince’s development.-VNA
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will tighten regulations to ensure only qualified enterprises are permitted to provide guest worker services.
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