An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) Pham Minh Duc, head of the Korean Employment Permit System(EPS) Office in the RoK, briefed participants on two countries' new policies and pointed to a number of problems facing Vietnamese workers in the RoK.
Ta Thi Thanh Thuy, head of the Management Board of VietnameseLabourers in the RoK said more than 55,000 Vietnamese labourersare currently working in the RoK.
Participants highlighted some problems facing Vietnamese labourers in the RoK,especially those on working conditions, residence, insurance policies, andsocial welfare policies for sailors.
They agreed to optimise social networks such as Facebook, Youtube, Naver Café,Viber, and Kakao Talks to connect and support Vietnamese labourers andpopularise the law to them, while encouraging them to strictly abide bycommitments given in the contracts.
At the annual event, the consultants reported opinions andaspirations of Vietnamese labourers in the RoK and proposed a number ofsolutions.
Deputy Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Viet Anh recognised efforts by theconsultants in accompanying and supporting authorities and the embassy inprotecting the interest of Vietnamese labourers abroad.
He underlined that assisting activities aim to help labourers promptly integrate into the new living environment in the host country andensure that they can settle down and access social welfare policies, as well asconnect Vietnamese association to care for Vietnamese labourers in particular andcommunity in the RoK in general./.
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