The meeting was among many others of its kindfrequently held by the office and Vietnam's labour management board in theRoK to intensify the management of and support for Vietnamese guest workers, ensuring that they observe their signed contracts and the law of the host nation.
In the past time, the board and the office have activelycooperated with relevant agencies to welcome all flights with Vietnameseworkers onboard, and to deliver lectures and guide related procedures for them attraining centres in the RoK. They also worked with the Human ResourcesDevelopment Service of Korea (HRD) to tackle cases involving Vietnamese workers andregularly update their information.
In 2004, the two countries signed an agreement on receivingVietnamese guest workers in the RoK following the Employment Permit System (EPS).
According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on theEPS Programme signed between Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs and the RoK’s Ministry of Employment and Labour in February 2021, thetwo sides have coordinated to organise Korean language exams and bring 6,057workers to the RoK in the past two years.
From the fourth quarter of 2022, they have continued theirnegotiations and are expected to re-sign the MoU in early 2023./.