Social Affairs
Launching a project to protect Vietnamese guest workers’ rights
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) and the Asian Foundation in Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 19 to launch a project on protecting the legitimate rights of Vietnamese guest workers.
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and the Asian Foundation have jointly launched the project "Enhancing the protection of the legitimate rights for Vietnamese guest workers" in Hanoi on July 19.
VGCL Vice Chairman Mai Duc Chinh and Deputy Representative of the Asian Foundation Flip Graovac chaired the conference.
Speaking at the conference, VGCL Vice Chairman Mai Duc Chinh noted that labour migration is becoming a popular trend.
He said that from 2007 to now, 80,000 to 90,000 Vietnamese workers are sent to work abroad every year. It is estimated that they send over 2 billion USD to their families each year.
However, guest workers, particularly unskilled and poor ones, are meeting a lot of risks due to the lack of information on access to labour services overseas. Some of them are cheated by brokers or are abused by employers, while many others lack information on jobs at home and cannot use the skills they learn abroad to work in Vietnam.
As such, the project aims to intensify the protection of the rights of Vietnamese people who are working abroad, increase access to jobs for those returning, and improve the awareness of policy-makers and relevant parties of the challenges facing labourers.
The project's specific objective is to increase the provision of information and advice to workers who wish to work abroad.
Addressing the meeting, Deputy Representative of Asian Fund Flip Graovac highly appreciated the participation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and pledged further support for the confederation in protecting the rights of workers.
VGCL Vice Chairman Chinh emphasised the need to increase the knowledge of local trade union officials on laws and policies and on safe migration so they can better support labourers.
Besides, the VGCL and the Asian Foundation in Vietnam will coordinate with job introduction centres in Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa and Quang Ngai provinces to increase opportunities for those returning to find appropriate jobs, Chinh added.
VGCL Vice Chairman Mai Duc Chinh and Deputy Representative of the Asian Foundation Flip Graovac chaired the conference.
At the launching ceremony of the project.
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He said that from 2007 to now, 80,000 to 90,000 Vietnamese workers are sent to work abroad every year. It is estimated that they send over 2 billion USD to their families each year.
However, guest workers, particularly unskilled and poor ones, are meeting a lot of risks due to the lack of information on access to labour services overseas. Some of them are cheated by brokers or are abused by employers, while many others lack information on jobs at home and cannot use the skills they learn abroad to work in Vietnam.
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The project's specific objective is to increase the provision of information and advice to workers who wish to work abroad.
Addressing the meeting, Deputy Representative of Asian Fund Flip Graovac highly appreciated the participation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour and pledged further support for the confederation in protecting the rights of workers.
VGCL Vice Chairman Chinh emphasised the need to increase the knowledge of local trade union officials on laws and policies and on safe migration so they can better support labourers.
Besides, the VGCL and the Asian Foundation in Vietnam will coordinate with job introduction centres in Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa and Quang Ngai provinces to increase opportunities for those returning to find appropriate jobs, Chinh added.
