Dong Thap to resume labour exports to Japan

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap wants to resume its labour export programme with Japan as the country is expected to welcome overseas workers from early July, including those from Vietnam, as the COVID-19 pandemic has been largely curbed.
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The Mekong Deltaprovince of Dong Thap wants to resume its labour export programme with Japan asthe country is expected to welcome overseas workers from early July, including thosefrom Vietnam, as the COVID-19 pandemic has been largely curbed.

This will be a good opportunity for the provinceto re-start the programme after a long break due to COVID-19, according toDeputy Director of the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs Nguyen Thi Minh Tuyet.

Nearly 7,000 local people worked overseas in the2016-2020 period under limited employment contracts, primarily in Japan, whichaccounted for 80.6 percent, she said.

In the first five months of this year, only 724workers were sent to Japan due to COVID-19, she added.

Some 140 local workers are now awaiting entry intoJapan./.
VNA

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