Vietnam, South Korea extended MoU on labour export
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At the signing ceremony
in Seoul on Sunday, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and
Social Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hoa emphasized that the extension of the MoU for
two more years and the MoU on cooperation in vocational training, social
insurance and labor safety that has been extended since late May 2009 are legal
foundations and create conditions for a large number of Vietnamese workers to work in South Korea, thus
further boosting the two countries’ labor cooperation.
Hoa said the ministry highly evaluated South Korea’s
labor market, considering it an important market for Vietnamese workers.
According to the deputy minister, the Ministry of
Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has decided to set up a vocational training school for Vietnamese workers before sending to South Korea.
He said Vietnam
hoped that the South Korean government and its Labor
Ministry would join in training Vietnamese workers to help them get familiar
with the lifestyle and daily activities in South Korea.
South Korean Deputy Labor Minister Lee Chae Pil
said that Vietnam now tops
of the list of 15 nations in South
Korea’s EPS program.
Vietnamese workers are hardworking and skillful,
he said, adding that there are more than 55,000 Vietnamese workers are working
at over 1,500 South Korean small and medium-sized enterprises, contributing to
promoting the development of business activities of South Korean enterprises
and its economy at large.
He went on to stress that his government is not
only exerting efforts to protect the Vietnamese workers’ benefits at the
country’s workshops but also paying attention to improving the living
conditions for Vietnamese workers.
Lee highlighted the job festival that took place
in Vietnam
last October where South Korean businesses and
Vietnamese workers met one another.
He confirmed that South Korea would do its utmost to
help train Vietnamese workers before entering the country.
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