Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung at the session (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung answered questions regarding Vietnamese guestworkers unilaterally breaking contracts and seeking other jobs during aquestion and answer session of the National Assembly Standing Committee inHanoi on August 15.
Dung said the occurrences are mostly in the Republic ofKorea. In 2016, the rate of Vietnamese guest workers breaking contracts to seekother jobs amounted to 55 percent, but the figure has dropped to 33 percent,which is acceptable to the partner countries, he said.
About Vietnam’s brokerage fees for overseas jobs that are muchhigher than other ASEAN member states, the minister explained that enterprises inseveral countries only bear the responsibility for bringing workers abroad.Meanwhile in Vietnam, firms must take over the management and deal with issues relatedto guest workers in the host countries, he said.
In 2017, there were 127 Vietnamese people going abroad foremployment. The figure rose to nearly 143,000 last year, mostly to Australia,Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic.
At present, around 350 Vietnamese companies specialise inbringing Vietnamese abroad to work.-VNA
Dung said the occurrences are mostly in the Republic ofKorea. In 2016, the rate of Vietnamese guest workers breaking contracts to seekother jobs amounted to 55 percent, but the figure has dropped to 33 percent,which is acceptable to the partner countries, he said.
About Vietnam’s brokerage fees for overseas jobs that are muchhigher than other ASEAN member states, the minister explained that enterprises inseveral countries only bear the responsibility for bringing workers abroad.Meanwhile in Vietnam, firms must take over the management and deal with issues relatedto guest workers in the host countries, he said.
In 2017, there were 127 Vietnamese people going abroad foremployment. The figure rose to nearly 143,000 last year, mostly to Australia,Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic.
At present, around 350 Vietnamese companies specialise inbringing Vietnamese abroad to work.-VNA
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