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RoK waives quarantine, extends labour contracts for Vietnamese workers

The Republic of Korea (RoK) has decided to continue waiving the mandatory seven-day quarantine and extend labour contracts for eligible Vietnamese workers.
RoK waives quarantine, extends labour contracts for Vietnamese workers ảnh 1Vietnamese workers wait to handle entry procedures at Incheon International Airport of the RoK. (Photo: VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – TheRepublic of Korea (RoK) has decided to continue waiving the mandatoryseven-day quarantine and extend labour contracts for eligible Vietnameseworkers.

The RoK Government recentlyremoved Vietnam, along with Myanmar and Ukraine, from the list of countriessubject to tightened COVID-19 control measures.

Accordingly, from April 1, Vietnameseworkers entering the RoK continue to be exempted from seven-day quarantineif they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Apart from vaccinationcertificates, they also need to have a certificate of negative COVID-19 test resultsprior to their departure and have their QR code checked when arriving in the RoK.

In addition, workerswhose labour contracts expire from April 13 will have their contractsautomatically extended.

This is the third consecutiveextension since April 13, 2021, which is considered one of the solutions to thelabour shortage in this Northeast Asian country amid serious impacts of thepandemic.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency,Pham Minh Duc, head of the management office for Vietnamese workers under theRoK’s Employment Permit System (EPS) programme, said since the start of 2022,there are about 100 workers going to the RoK under the EPS programme every week,but they are subject to concentrated quarantine.

After the RoK Government decidedto relax anti-pandemic rules for foreigners on April 1, the number ofVietnamese workers entering this country under the EPS programme is likely tosurge in the time ahead, he noted./.
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