Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung (R) receives Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy. (Photo: VNA) Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy affirmed hiscountry really wants to continue receiving an increasing number of Vietnameseworkers, not only in the field of domestic work but also in many others.This will contribute to further strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Dung assessed that the bilateral relationshiphas great potential when the two sides further promote their diplomaticcooperation, thereby creating opportunities not only for the economy but alsofor other fields on labour and employment.
There also remains an ample room fordeveloping labour relations, especially in human resources cooperation invocational training, he said.
Statistics show there are currently about5,000 Vietnamese labourers working in Saudi Arabia, mainly in domestic work,construction, and restaurant services, which is not commensurate with thepotential for development cooperation of the two countries, partly due to legalinstitutions and geographical distance, the official stressed.
In order to increase the number ofhigh-quality Vietnamese guest workers in Saudi Arabia, Dung proposed the twocountries share similar views on institutions and laws in sending andreceiving foreign labourers. Saudi Arabia should support vocational skills trainingfor Vietnamese workers; specify contents related to salary and bonus regimes;adjust the content of the domestic worker recruitment agreement signed in2014; and expand the occupational fields to industry, oil and gas exploitation,and mechanical engineering, he suggested./.
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