Hanoi (VNA) – Hundreds of Vietnamese guest workers across the Republic of Korea (RoK)gathered at a foreign worker festival in Ansan city, Gyeonggi province, about40km from Seoul, on September 3.
The event, jointlyheld by the RoK Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Human ResourcesDevelopment Service, drew about 3,000 guest workers from 16 differentcountries.
It aimed to strengthenmutual understanding among foreign workers in the RoK, while creating a chancefor the local government to support them in different matters, including legal,insurance, banking and health care.
Addressing the event, arepresentative from the local authorities lauded contributions of foreign labourersto the growth of the RoK, expressing hope that skills and experience theygained during their stay in the country will help develop their own career inthe homeland.
The Vietnamese booth atthe event introduced the national culture and beautiful landscapes as well as thecountry’s recent development achievements.
Currently, about50,000 Vietnamese are working in the RoK, creating the second largest foreigners’community only after those from China.-VNA