Vietnamese Deputy Ambassador to the RoK Tran Truong Thuy addresses the meeting with Vietnamese workers in the country (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) –Legal advice was given to Vietnamese guest workers in the Republic of Korea(RoK) at a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese agencies in Gimhae cityon October 28.
Vietnamese Deputy Ambassador to the RoK TranTruong Thuy said guest workers in the country have swiftly integrated intolocal society and working environment. Their industriousness, intelligence andskills have also been highly valued by Korean employers and authorities,helping to address manpower shortages in the RoK, he said.
However, some labourers have intentionallystayed here to work after their labour contracts expired, which has affectedthe image of Vietnamese guest workers as well as the country’s labour cooperationwith the RoK, Thuy noted.
Thuy expressed his hope that guest workers inthe RoK, including in Gimhae city, will uphold Vietnamese’s fine virtues likeindustriousness and creativity while further complying with labour contractsand local law.
At the meeting, Dang Si Dung, Deputy Director ofthe Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalidsand Social Affairs (MOLISA), also called on Vietnamese labourers in the RoK torepatriate on schedule so as to have more chances to come back to work legallyand earn good incomes in the Northeast Asian nation in the future.
Over the past years, labour cooperation hasalways been an important field in the bilateral strategic partnership. The twonations have carried out an apprenticeship programme since 1992 and another onsending Vietnamese workers to the RoK under the employment permit system since2004.
According to the Department of Overseas Labour,more than 100,000 Vietnamese labourers have been sent to work in the RoK so farunder the cooperation programme between the MOLISA and the RoK Ministry ofEmployment and Labour.-VNA
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