The labour sector will implement practical measures to ensuresustainable poverty reduction and social welfare, with priority given tolabour export, radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.
“Labourexport is a spearhead and innovative programme for job generation inthe upcoming year,” the radio quoted Minister of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs (MOLISA) Pham Thi Hai Chuyen as saying.
Currently,there are four regional employment service centres located in Da Nang,Dong Nai, Can Tho and Hai Duong that are assisting job seekers to accessemployment opportunities at companies.
Additionally, policiesare being implemented to provide vocational training for the poor andsoldiers returning from military service to equip them with expanded jobskills to increase their employment opportunities.
“MOLISA isspecifically eyeing labour export as a key solution for generating jobsfor Vietnamese people by dilating labour exports to established andpotential markets,” Chuyen said.
As a case in point, on December31, 2013, the ministry signed a special memorandum of understanding onVietnamese guest workers with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry ofEmployment and Labour.
Pursuant to the agreement, Vietnam willresume sending guest workers to the RoK under the Employment PermitSystem (EPS) programme, which is designed to minimise the number ofVietnamese guest workers not returning home as scheduled and remainingin the RoK illegally.
MOLISA has also launched communicationscampaigns in both countries to raise awareness of both workers and theirrelatives on the importance of complying with the labour contracts andreturning to Vietnam on time.
New policies and regulations havealso been given effect, which impose stiff administrative and economicsanctions as punitive measures for workers who do not return home onschedule.
Thanks to these joint efforts, the number of illegalVietnamese guest workers in the RoK fell from 53.1 percent in 2012 to38.2 percent in 2013.
“The signing of the December 2013 MoU willalso result in substantially increased opportunities for thousands ofVietnamese workers to work in the RoK in 2014 and subsequent years,”Chuyen said.
To this end, it is imperative that Vietnam continuesto minimise the number of its illegal guest workers in the RoK so thatthe MoU can be extended later this year, and the following stepsundertaken.
First, workers and their relatives are encouraged toobey laws and signed regulations to return home on schedule. Allrelevant ministries and agencies from central to grassroots levels needto ensure this policy is put in place.
“MOLISA has directed all relevant agencies to closely work with localities to carry out the task regularly,” Chuyen confirmed.
Second,it is important to strictly impose fines on violators. On one hand, theministry will strive to create the best possible conditions for workersto understand and follow regulations, but on the other hand, it willcoordinate with Vietnamese representative offices in the RoK to strictlyfine workers who break laws and regulations.
Third, it isnecessary to strengthen the management of workers while they are onassignment in the RoK and the newly established Labour Management Officein the RoK has encouraged workers to realise this task.
Fourth,MOLISA will provide incentives and implement a support programme forworkers returning home on time. It will organise employment fairs,provide credit and improve skills for workers to this end.
Lastbut not least, it is crucially important to provide workers improvededucation on labour laws and regulations related to employment prior tobeing sent to the RoK, especially in labour disciplines and law obedientawareness, Chuyen concluded.-VNA
“Labourexport is a spearhead and innovative programme for job generation inthe upcoming year,” the radio quoted Minister of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs (MOLISA) Pham Thi Hai Chuyen as saying.
Currently,there are four regional employment service centres located in Da Nang,Dong Nai, Can Tho and Hai Duong that are assisting job seekers to accessemployment opportunities at companies.
Additionally, policiesare being implemented to provide vocational training for the poor andsoldiers returning from military service to equip them with expanded jobskills to increase their employment opportunities.
“MOLISA isspecifically eyeing labour export as a key solution for generating jobsfor Vietnamese people by dilating labour exports to established andpotential markets,” Chuyen said.
As a case in point, on December31, 2013, the ministry signed a special memorandum of understanding onVietnamese guest workers with the Republic of Korea’s Ministry ofEmployment and Labour.
Pursuant to the agreement, Vietnam willresume sending guest workers to the RoK under the Employment PermitSystem (EPS) programme, which is designed to minimise the number ofVietnamese guest workers not returning home as scheduled and remainingin the RoK illegally.
MOLISA has also launched communicationscampaigns in both countries to raise awareness of both workers and theirrelatives on the importance of complying with the labour contracts andreturning to Vietnam on time.
New policies and regulations havealso been given effect, which impose stiff administrative and economicsanctions as punitive measures for workers who do not return home onschedule.
Thanks to these joint efforts, the number of illegalVietnamese guest workers in the RoK fell from 53.1 percent in 2012 to38.2 percent in 2013.
“The signing of the December 2013 MoU willalso result in substantially increased opportunities for thousands ofVietnamese workers to work in the RoK in 2014 and subsequent years,”Chuyen said.
To this end, it is imperative that Vietnam continuesto minimise the number of its illegal guest workers in the RoK so thatthe MoU can be extended later this year, and the following stepsundertaken.
First, workers and their relatives are encouraged toobey laws and signed regulations to return home on schedule. Allrelevant ministries and agencies from central to grassroots levels needto ensure this policy is put in place.
“MOLISA has directed all relevant agencies to closely work with localities to carry out the task regularly,” Chuyen confirmed.
Second,it is important to strictly impose fines on violators. On one hand, theministry will strive to create the best possible conditions for workersto understand and follow regulations, but on the other hand, it willcoordinate with Vietnamese representative offices in the RoK to strictlyfine workers who break laws and regulations.
Third, it isnecessary to strengthen the management of workers while they are onassignment in the RoK and the newly established Labour Management Officein the RoK has encouraged workers to realise this task.
Fourth,MOLISA will provide incentives and implement a support programme forworkers returning home on time. It will organise employment fairs,provide credit and improve skills for workers to this end.
Lastbut not least, it is crucially important to provide workers improvededucation on labour laws and regulations related to employment prior tobeing sent to the RoK, especially in labour disciplines and law obedientawareness, Chuyen concluded.-VNA
