Foreign markets to reopen door for Vietnamese workers
Foreign markets such as Japan, Germany, and Taiwan (China) have moved to welcome Vietnamese workers yet again, according to the overseas labour management department at the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
Vietnamese workers make procedures to work in the Republic of Korea (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Foreign markets such as Japan, Germany, and Taiwan (China) havemoved to welcome Vietnamese workers yet again, according to the overseas labourmanagement department at the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and SocialAffairs.
From lateAugust to early September, the department will issue permits to over 200trainee nurses to work and study in Japan under the two countries’ EconomicPartnership Agreement (EPA). They were scheduled to head to Japan last May, buttheir departure was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile,the German Embassy in Vietnam was recently allowed to grant visas to Vietnamesecitizens taking up apprenticeships in the European country. The German side earliergranted visas to Vietnamese trainee nurses.
Taiwan (China)has already welcomed a number of Vietnamese workers who were granted visas priorto the pandemic.
The ministryrequested that employers provide full information to workers on incentives andexchanges with foreign partners to ensure their legal entry and safety.
Vietnamaims to send 130,000 workers abroad this year but has sent only 33,500 to date dueto the coronavirus./.
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Vietnamese workers make procedures to work in the Republic of Korea (Photo: VNA) 
