With a highly skilled labour force, Vietnam is leading the markets ofJapan and some European countries, Dao Cong Hai, deputy head of theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs' Overseas LabourManagement Department, has told Tin Tuc (News) daily.
* How do you evaluate the country's labour export in 2013 and its contribution to socio-economic development?
Accordingto department statistics, Vietnam sent 85,000 workers abroad in 2013.They met the targets of last year and saw an increase of around 6percent compared to the previous year.
This is primarily due tothe sudden change in the number of overseas workers in the Taiwanmarket. By the end of November, the number of people going to work inTaiwan was 41,713, a rise of more than 11,000 workers over 2012.
In addition to this, there was stability in other markets such as Japan and Malaysia.
Vietnamcurrently has around 500,000 workers who have been working undercontracts in 40 countries and territories worldwide. Overseas Vietnameseworkers have sent an annual average of 2-2.2 billion USD that hashelped thousands of families and workers escape poverty.
During the last five years, the number of people going abroad for workhas reached around 80,000, and this has helped reduce job pressureinside the country.
Overseas workers also had a chance to learn new skills and work towards improving their foreign language fluency.
* What are popular fields that greatly require our labour?
Vietnameselabourers overseas have been working mainly in the fields of machineryproduction, construction, agriculture, elderly care, garment, ashousekeepers and as high-skilled workers in some markets.
However,each market has different demands. For example, Japan's market hasstrict requirements of knowledge, skills, discipline, and healthconditions. Japanese trade unions usually go to Vietnam for directinterviews and to select employees.
The average income ofoverseas Vietnamese workers fluctuates between 300 and 2,000 USDdepending on the field, country and the professional skill.
For example, a common worker going to work in Malaysia would have an income between 350 and 450 USD per month.
In Japan and the Republic of Korea, workers in a manufacturing and production factory receive between 800 and 1,500 USD monthly.
*Vietnam is focusing on sending highly skilled workers abroad. How willtraining and selection for these workers be implemented?
Vietnamis focusing on training management-oriented education and trainingreform. It is also implementing training support projects forenterprises in an effort to encourage enterprises to conduct trainingprogrammes that meet the demand of employers.
With a highlyskilled labour force, Vietnam is leading the markets of Japan and someEuropean countries. Germany and Japan currently receive applications forthe positions of hospital orderlies and nurses. Workers for thesemarkets are selected carefully, and it takes much more time than it doesfor other markets.
Selected workers must join longer trainingprogrammes compared to others. However, the income from these markets ishigher than in other countries.
It is a good opportunity forVietnamese workers to work in countries that have a highly developedhealthcare field. However, the development of highly skilled workersstill depends on the individual's capacity for learning foreignlanguages.
* What are the measures planned for the country's labour export development in 2014?
Prioritywill be placed on sending skilled and trained workers to work abroad in2014. As for the labour market, we will continue to consolidate andmaintain those in Taiwan and Japan and expect to see some signs ofrecovery in the Middle East.
However, we are still facingdifficulties due to the global economic depression that is stillunderway and has deepened in the international labour market.
Inaddition, there was severe competition between labour export countriesin the Southeast and South Asian regions such as the Philippines,Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The problems liemainly in the fact that the quality of the Vietnamese labour forcehasn't met the required demands, especially in the areas of foreignlanguage and discipline. It will be a great challenge for Vietnam tocompete with other labour-exporting countries.
Moreover, servicecompanies should actively look for and exploit new markets by seekingnew partners for supply contracts. In new markets, the department andcompanies will ask Vietnamese embassies or foreign affairsrepresentative offices to verify an employer's legal status and workingconditions.-VNA
* How do you evaluate the country's labour export in 2013 and its contribution to socio-economic development?
Accordingto department statistics, Vietnam sent 85,000 workers abroad in 2013.They met the targets of last year and saw an increase of around 6percent compared to the previous year.
This is primarily due tothe sudden change in the number of overseas workers in the Taiwanmarket. By the end of November, the number of people going to work inTaiwan was 41,713, a rise of more than 11,000 workers over 2012.
In addition to this, there was stability in other markets such as Japan and Malaysia.
Vietnamcurrently has around 500,000 workers who have been working undercontracts in 40 countries and territories worldwide. Overseas Vietnameseworkers have sent an annual average of 2-2.2 billion USD that hashelped thousands of families and workers escape poverty.
During the last five years, the number of people going abroad for workhas reached around 80,000, and this has helped reduce job pressureinside the country.
Overseas workers also had a chance to learn new skills and work towards improving their foreign language fluency.
* What are popular fields that greatly require our labour?
Vietnameselabourers overseas have been working mainly in the fields of machineryproduction, construction, agriculture, elderly care, garment, ashousekeepers and as high-skilled workers in some markets.
However,each market has different demands. For example, Japan's market hasstrict requirements of knowledge, skills, discipline, and healthconditions. Japanese trade unions usually go to Vietnam for directinterviews and to select employees.
The average income ofoverseas Vietnamese workers fluctuates between 300 and 2,000 USDdepending on the field, country and the professional skill.
For example, a common worker going to work in Malaysia would have an income between 350 and 450 USD per month.
In Japan and the Republic of Korea, workers in a manufacturing and production factory receive between 800 and 1,500 USD monthly.
*Vietnam is focusing on sending highly skilled workers abroad. How willtraining and selection for these workers be implemented?
Vietnamis focusing on training management-oriented education and trainingreform. It is also implementing training support projects forenterprises in an effort to encourage enterprises to conduct trainingprogrammes that meet the demand of employers.
With a highlyskilled labour force, Vietnam is leading the markets of Japan and someEuropean countries. Germany and Japan currently receive applications forthe positions of hospital orderlies and nurses. Workers for thesemarkets are selected carefully, and it takes much more time than it doesfor other markets.
Selected workers must join longer trainingprogrammes compared to others. However, the income from these markets ishigher than in other countries.
It is a good opportunity forVietnamese workers to work in countries that have a highly developedhealthcare field. However, the development of highly skilled workersstill depends on the individual's capacity for learning foreignlanguages.
* What are the measures planned for the country's labour export development in 2014?
Prioritywill be placed on sending skilled and trained workers to work abroad in2014. As for the labour market, we will continue to consolidate andmaintain those in Taiwan and Japan and expect to see some signs ofrecovery in the Middle East.
However, we are still facingdifficulties due to the global economic depression that is stillunderway and has deepened in the international labour market.
Inaddition, there was severe competition between labour export countriesin the Southeast and South Asian regions such as the Philippines,Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The problems liemainly in the fact that the quality of the Vietnamese labour forcehasn't met the required demands, especially in the areas of foreignlanguage and discipline. It will be a great challenge for Vietnam tocompete with other labour-exporting countries.
Moreover, servicecompanies should actively look for and exploit new markets by seekingnew partners for supply contracts. In new markets, the department andcompanies will ask Vietnamese embassies or foreign affairsrepresentative offices to verify an employer's legal status and workingconditions.-VNA
