Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam and Japan willsign a cooperation agreement providing labour skills for foreigners, aiming toenable Vietnamese citizens to work in Japan in line with the country’s new visapolicy.

Speaking at a conference in Tokyo on May 14,Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam affirmed that the Vietnamese Governmentsupports the relaxation of visa regulations to attract more foreignworkers. 

This is an objective requirement of allcountries when integrating into the international economy, he said.

Previously, the labour cooperation betweenVietnam and Japan was conducted under training programmes. However, this formreveals many limitations detrimental to both employers and employees, accordingto the ambassador.

He unveiled that the new cooperation deal willsoon be signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and SocialAffairs and Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Health, Labour,and Welfare; and National Police Agency.

Nam hoped the reception of Vietnamese workersaccording to Japan’s new visa policy will be carried out swiftly, helping thecountry maintain its economic growth and business operations.

At the workshop, Ambassador Vu Hong Namhighlighted Vietnam’s remarkable socio-economic achievements and foreign directinvestment attraction policies, as well as the economic ties between Vietnamand Japan in recent times.

He said Vietnam is an ideal destination forforeign investors thanks to socio-political stability, rapid economicdevelopment, high growth potential, and open policies with numerous preferencesas well as improved infrastructure, abundant human resources, and competitiveproduction costs.

So far, Vietnam has joined 12 free tradeagreements (FTAs) and is negotiating three others, Nam said.

Regarding the Comprehensive and ProgressiveAgreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the ambassador highly appreciatedthe role of Japan in the deal’s negotiation process.

The agreement will help cut down all tariffs onproducts of Japanese strength. For Vietnam, it will create the best conditionsfor Vietnamese businesses in terms of customs procedures, he said.

Nam, along with Vietnamese trade and investment counsellorsin Japan, also fielded questions related to trade, investment, and labourissues.

The workshop was held by the ASEAN-Japan Centrewith the participation of representatives from nearly 200 businesses andresearchers about Vietnam.–VNA