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Strengthened medical measures on travelers from Vietnam to affect bilateral partnership

The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s decision to impose stronger COVID-19 control measures on travelers from Vietnam is likely to affect many areas in partnership between the two countries, including labour cooperation, said Ta Thi Thanh Thuy, head of the Labour Management Board under the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK.
Strengthened medical measures on travelers from Vietnam to affect bilateral partnership ảnh 1Vietnamese workers at Incheon Airport of the RoK. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK)’sdecision to impose stronger COVID-19 control measures on travelers from Vietnamis likely to affect many areas in partnership between the two countries,including labour cooperation, said Ta Thi Thanh Thuy, head of the LabourManagement Board under the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK.

On March 18, the RoK decided to list Vietnam among countriessubjected for strengthened medical supervision as part of its measures toprevent the pandemic.

Accordingly, from April 1, travelers from Vietnam,vaccinated against COVID-19 or not, will have to take mandatory seven-dayquarantine. Flights from Vietnam to the RoK will be allowed to carry passengernumber equivalent to only 60 percent of their capacity.

According to Thuy, over the years, the number of Vietnameseguest workers in the RoK has risen, and Vietnam has become one of the threecountries receiving the earliest permission to send labourers to the RoK rightafter the country accepts foreign labourers again.

Strengthened medical measures on travelers from Vietnam to affect bilateral partnership ảnh 2Travellers in Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. (Source: Reuters)
The Vietnamese Government has officially announced full opening for international arrivals and visa exemption for citizens from 13countries, including the RoK, she said, holding that the mandatory quarantinepolicy for people from Vietnam will increase cost for labourers and forceKorean employers to wait for longer. This will reduce the competitiveness ofVietnamese labourers compared to those from other countries, Thuy stressed.

She highlighted that Vietnam and the RoK enjoy thriving relations. This year, as the two countries will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic ties, visits and exchange activities willincrease. Therefore, the listing of Vietnam among countries for strengthenedpandemic measures will cause difficulties for Vietnam and affect the Koreaninvestors’ activities as well as visits by members of Korean-Vietnamesefamilies, Thuy added.

Vietnam is the third largest trade partner of the RoK and a favourite traveldestination of Koreans. The measures are predicted to pose negative impacts ontourism cooperation between the two countries./.
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