Through targeted measures, including more job-matching programmes, employment fairs, and job creation loans, the Government has effectively connected provinces rich in human resources with key economic hubs.
Japan remained the top destination, receiving over 18,930 workers, followed by Taiwan (China) with 11,076 and the Republic of Korea (RoK) with more than 4,140.
The average monthly income of Vietnamese workers surged by 8.6 % annually to 7.7 million VND (approximately 304 USD) in 2024, according to a press conference held by the General Statistics Office (GSO) in Hanoi on January 6.
Regarding the case of a Japanese company failing to pay wages to Vietnamese workers, the Labour Management Board of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has taken action to assist workers in solving the issue.
The Japanese Government is committed to creating happier and better living conditions for Vietnamese workers to help them contribute more effectively to Japanese society and the economy, according to Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Naoki Ito.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has expanded a number of overseas markets in Australia and Europe this year to send guest labourers, with the positions providing good income and working conditions.
A framework agreement was recently signed in Halberstadt city, Harz district, Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state to strengthen the partnership in training and recruiting Vietnamese labourers.
Vietnam sent 130,640 workers abroad, including 41.039 females, in the first 10 months of this year, surpassing the yearly target by 4%, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 31 hailed labour partnership between Vietnam and Qatar as a traditional area of cooperation that leaders of the two countries have paid much attention to and the two sides can supplement each other.
Vietnam wishes to further strengthen cooperation with Germany in vocational education and sending Vietnamese workers to the European country to work in the context of Germany's recent revision of its foreign worker reception policy, stated Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung at a meeting with Country Director of Germany Development Agency (GIZ) in Vietnam Michaela Baur in Hanoi on September 17.
Pskov oblast of Russia welcomes all enterprises that want to do business or invest in the locality, including those from Vietnam, its Governor Mikhail Vedernikov said at a meeting with foreign reporters on August 28.
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) on August 2 announced the recruitment of 50 Vietnamese workers for small and medium-sized partners through GAET, a public enterprise under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence.
The upcoming visit to Vietnam by Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) John Lee Ka-chiu from July 31 to August 2 is set to usher in a new era of bilateral relations, said Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau Le Duc Hanh.
Vocational training will focus on skilling up the workforce in the semiconductor chips, hydrogen and carbon credits fields, following a requirement of Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung.
Yamanashi prefecture of Japan has launched the first health insurance programme for family members of Vietnamese guest workers, part of efforts to attract foreign labourers amid the shrinking population and growing global competition for human resources.
Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture has announced that it will launch a new health insurance system for family members of Vietnamese guest workers in the locality as a move to attract more Vietnamese labourers.
Vietnamese workers hold numerous opportunities in the high-tech labour market, but stronger efforts are still needed to improve their skills to meet employers’ demand.
