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A further 125,000 workers to go abroad in 2024

January 24, 2024 | 16:55

Vietnam is aiming to send 125,000 workers to work abroad in 2024 to markets such as Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.

Over 97,000 workers sent abroad in eight months

September 03, 2023 | 15:54

Vietnam sent 97,234 workers abroad in the first eight months of 2023, equivalent to over 88 per cent of the year’s target, reported the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Czech Republic looks to recruit Vietnamese workers

July 21, 2023 | 09:37

The Czech Republic needs to attract foreign workers, including those from Vietnam and the Philippines, said Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Marian Jurecka.

Vietnamese workers in RoK updated on local laws

June 12, 2023 | 16:15

Vietnamese workers in Changwon city of Gyeongsangnam province, the Republic of Korea (RoK), were updated on the host country’s laws at a meeting held on June 11.

Support crucial for workers heading into New Year

December 22, 2022 | 18:00

Hundreds of enterprises have had to cease output over the months, putting hundreds of thousands of workers out of work or reducing working hours. Phan Van Anh, vice president of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour, told VIR’s Nguyen Thu about the reasons and efforts to support labourers heading into Lunar New Year.

Putting workers at the heart of operations with ILR

December 07, 2022 | 17:04

Since last year, some companies have recently carried out the amendment and/or supplement to the internal labour rules, followed by registration with the competent authority in accordance with the Labour Code. There are critical points to these rules that can be looked at from a legal perspective in terms of the practice of Vietnam, with a strong focus on notification.

Digital technology opening up equal opportunities

November 12, 2021 | 10:57

People are always in need of new skills in order to adapt and adjust to more advanced work methods. Dr. Truong Anh Dung, general director of the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, explained VIR’s Hoang Oanh how digital technology can help Vietnamese workers.

Level-up can protect workers

October 22, 2021 | 09:00

Retraining existing workers to improve skills and productivity is being seen as a necessity by many businesses in trying to solve the current labour shortages being felt up and down the country.

Support for workers abroad affected by COVID-19

August 27, 2020 | 09:35

Dang Sy Dung, deputy director of the Department of Overseas Labour (DoLAB) under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA), shared with VIR’s Hoang Oanh solutions to support Vietnamese workers abroad that are affected by COVID-19 and its significant impact on foreign labour markets.

The biggest repatriation of Vietnamese workers ever

August 26, 2020 | 09:00

Over 6,000 workers out of more than 21,000 Vietnamese citizens living, studying, and working abroad have returned safely on humanitarian flights since the outbreak of the pandemic. This is the most convincing evidence of the Vietnamese government’s statement that “no one will be left behind”.