A seminar was held on October 29 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), to disseminate new regulations relating to Vietnamese workers working in the RoK under the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme.
More than 1,400 Vietnamese guest workers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) are set to lose their deposit of 100 million VND (4,239 USD) each due to fleeing from their workplace or attempting to illegally stay in the country.
Vietnamese labourers working abroad could have work permits extended, receive support to change their jobs or enjoy unemployment allowances if meeting difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision on a piloting scheme which requires domestic workers to make deposits before departing to work in the Republic of Korea.
The Centre of Overseas Labour has decided to launch an online Korean language test for Vietnamese workers to be sent to the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme.
Nearly 4,000 Vietnamese labourers working in the manufacturing, construction and fishery sectors will be recruited to work in the Republic of Korea (RoK) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme.
The Republic of Korea will receive 7,900 Vietnamese workers in 2018, said Nguyen Gia Liem, said Deputy General Director of the Overseas Labour Department under the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Illegal Vietnamese workers abroad and particularly in the RoK who voluntarily return home from September 1 to December 31 this year will not be imposed with any administrative penalties.
Labour officials of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) plan to
continue the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme, which sends
Vietnamese workers to RoK.
The Republic of Korea investor community in Vietnam appreciates
Vietnam’s quick and effective response to recent disturbances, RoK’s
First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yong told Deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on May 29.
A job bazaar for guest workers returning home from the Republic of
Korea (RoK) was held in northern Bac Ninh province on May 22 as part
of efforts to ensure stable employment and social security for the
returnees.
Around 600 Vietnamese guest workers attended a gathering on employment
consultancy in Cheonan city of southern Chungcheong province in the
Republic of Korea on April 15.
Vietnam and the Republic of Korea have extended the
memorandum of understanding on supplying and receiving Vietnamese
guest workers under the employment permit system programme.
The Republic of Korea ’s resumption of recruiting foreign guest
workers under the Employment Permit System (EPS) Programme on Sept. 1,
after a three-month halt due to the global economic recession, has
created better conditions for Vietnam ’s labour exports.
Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Commission on Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Thanh Son concluded a four-day working visit to the Republic of Korea on June 10.
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