The Vietnamese Embassy in Libya has prepared plans to ensure securityand safety for Vietnamese citizens in Libya and evacuate them incase of emergency, Ambassador Dao Duy Tien said on July 31.
According to the ambassador, armed conflicts and security instabilityin Libya have greatly influenced the lives of Vietnamese workershere. They have been out of regular water and electricity supply andeven robbed by local armed men.
The Vietnamese inLibya now number over 1,550, of whom about 220 are working in two areasof hostilities, the capital Tripoli and Benghazi city, and theremainder are in non-violence areas, he told the Vietnam News Agency.
Earlier, 11 embassy staff members and their relativestogether with 206 people working for a Turkish company have been senthome, he said.
At present, an evacuation roadmap wasin place to remaining staffers of the embassy and representativeagencies of Vietnam in the country, said the ambassador.
The embassy will maintain in regular contact with representatives ofthe Vietnamese workers in localities to keep up with the latestdevelopments and provide them with promptly preventive measures.
It will closely coordinate with labour export companies and localemployers in addressing necessary procedures to evacuate the Vietnameseworkers and ensure their safety, he added.
Meanwhile, foreign employers have been required to deliver theVietnamese workers home when they decide to withdraw from Libya .
Domestic labour export companies have been advised to halt sending labourers to the country at this time.
About 800 Vietnamese workers at a Republic of Korea company are expected to fly home via Cairo on August 2.-VNA
According to the ambassador, armed conflicts and security instabilityin Libya have greatly influenced the lives of Vietnamese workershere. They have been out of regular water and electricity supply andeven robbed by local armed men.
The Vietnamese inLibya now number over 1,550, of whom about 220 are working in two areasof hostilities, the capital Tripoli and Benghazi city, and theremainder are in non-violence areas, he told the Vietnam News Agency.
Earlier, 11 embassy staff members and their relativestogether with 206 people working for a Turkish company have been senthome, he said.
At present, an evacuation roadmap wasin place to remaining staffers of the embassy and representativeagencies of Vietnam in the country, said the ambassador.
The embassy will maintain in regular contact with representatives ofthe Vietnamese workers in localities to keep up with the latestdevelopments and provide them with promptly preventive measures.
It will closely coordinate with labour export companies and localemployers in addressing necessary procedures to evacuate the Vietnameseworkers and ensure their safety, he added.
Meanwhile, foreign employers have been required to deliver theVietnamese workers home when they decide to withdraw from Libya .
Domestic labour export companies have been advised to halt sending labourers to the country at this time.
About 800 Vietnamese workers at a Republic of Korea company are expected to fly home via Cairo on August 2.-VNA
