KTĐT - Vietnamese Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and RoK Minister of Employment and Labour Lee Ki-kweon re-inked the regular Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on May 17.
Accordingly, the RoK will resume the reception of Vietnamese labourers to work in the country under the Employment Permit System (EPS) in 2017.
At the re-signing ceremony.
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In the framework of the programme, over 75,000 Vietnamese workers have been sent to work in the RoK since 2004. The Vietnamese guest workers have been praised for their hard work and creativeness.
The re-signing of the document is expected to make chances to thousands of Vietnamese labourers who wish to work in the RoK, including those who have unlawfully resided and worked in the country and voluntarily returned home.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has coordinated with relevant ministries and sectors to implement solutions to curb the rate of illegal Vietnamese workers in the RoK.
The ministry also worked with the RoK’s agencies to advise Vietnamese labourer to come back home at the time regulated in labour contracts, and to support them in finding new jobs after their contracts expire.
The Vietnamese and RoK Governments issued policies to exempt illegal workers from a pecuniary penalty if they volunteer to return home and even permit those people to re-enter the RoK to work.
Thanks to these joint efforts, the rate of illegal Vietnamese workers in the RoK decresed by 35% in 2015 from 47% in 2013.
At the working session on the same day, the two ministers discussed future links and measures to reduce the rate of illegal migrant workers in both countries.
The other issues were mentioned during their talks, including the sending and reception of Vietnamese workers to work in the RoK and vice versa, the RoK’s support for Vietnam to develop a job-information system, cooperation agreements on labour safety.
