The central province of Thanh Hoa aims to send 10,000 labourers to work abroad in 2019 and following years, according to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria is seeking ways to handle a recent strike staged by 19 Vietnamese working for a Chinese contractor at the Rouiba construction site.
Almost 734,000 people found new jobs in the first half of 2012, a
year-on-year increase of 2 percent, reported the Ministry of Labour, War
Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) on June 19.
A labour official has said Vietnam should increase policy dialogues
with the host countries of women migrant workers and better the
provision of information to improve workers’ knowledge of gender and
labour laws.
Labour exporters have contributed considerably to improving living
conditions and professional skills for guest workers after finishing
contracts abroad.
Labour exporters are being offered more opportunities as many overseas
markets are receiving increasing numbers of Vietnamese workers and
making changes in their policies to lessen the financial pressure on
them.
A Code of Conduct for labour exporters, announced in Hanoi on July 15,
calls on target businesses to ensure the safe and convenient return of
guest workers, especially females, after their labour contracts expire.
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